“We have definitely seen a reduction in the number of thefts in the town centre,” said a police sergeant. “It is down to the way we are policing the issue, through better engagement with shops in the town centre.'
Julie Kaur at Jules Convenience Store in Hadley, Telford
“We are able to identify people who are career criminals who focus on targeting the town, perhaps to feed their habits. I know that a couple of other towns in the region are looking to replicate what we are doing here.” It comes as much of 2022 has been dominated by surging inflation, rising food prices and soaring energy bills. Many households across the UK have subsequently been reassessing how they are going to pay the bills.
Sabine Goodwin, co-ordinator of the Independent Food Aid Network, which comprises independent food banks across the UK, said part of the reason is that people are becoming “more and more desperate” as the cost-of-living crisis exacerbates pre-existing poverty across Britain. And Emily Bell of the Shrewsbury Ark project for the homeless says they are noticing there is “definitely more need out there.“We are seeing more people in danger of becoming homeless,” she said. “There are people working who cannot afford the bills.”
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