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How defensive planting could reinforce your external home security.

We will be sponsoring the Beercart Festival once again when it comes to Ossett on 31st May/1st June. Look out for our prize draw for tickets and beer tokens!

It’s probably fair to say that security tends to be male dominated, however on International Women’s Day we are delighted to pay tribute to a woman who has a huge legacy in security and deserves recognition. On International Women’s Day, we pay tribute to Marie Van Brittan Brown.

It may be unseasonably sunny for February but remember to put in place all your summer home security precautions as an open window is a gift for an opportunistic burglar.

We have covered this topic before but it seems there is a bottomless supply of ‘disaster criminals’ whose dastardly capers don’t go to plan. Here are yet more examples of why crime doesn’t pay.

This blog has been written for us by the content team at Sainsbury’s Bank. It looks at how to minimise the stress of moving house and how to make sure sure your new home is secure.

Methods used by would-be intruders to assess how vulnerable your home is

If the value of your home contents changes then many insurers will insist on you installing an appropriate safe, as one of our customers recently discovered.

West Yorkshire Police is warning of an increase in lock-snapping burglaries in the Ossett area of Wakefield. We look at what lock-snapping is and why certain areas are targeted.

You can now leave us a review on Trust Pilot!

A new term – ‘porch pirates’ – has been coined for dirty rotten scoundrels who may not break into your home but think raiding your porch or shed for parcels or other items is perfectly fair game.

There has been a rise of criminals stealing number plate to enable them to get away with anything from driving off without paying for petrol to ram raiding shops and, potentially, you could get the blame.