As thefts from garden sheds and outbuildings continue to be reported across the Vale, please take a moment to review the security of your own buildings.
The attachments (below), give some good tips and advice on increasing the security of sheds, garages and outbuilding. The harder it is for a potential criminal to break in, the more likely they are to not try in the first place.
- Many security measure cost little or no money, such as:-Shed alarms – which can be purchased from DIY stores and garden centres and emit a loud noise if the padlock is tampered with.
- Anti–tamper screws – these can used on doors
LOOK OUT – You will undoubtedly at some point receive an email warning about the ‘latest virus’, or a call to support some ‘just cause’ by forwarding an email, or even an emergency request to send money to someone. You may even be offered the chance to become rich by helping someone move money from country to country. All is probably not as it seems. Sometimes hoax emails can appear to come from people you know. This can happen if they have had their email hacked, or they may have fallen for a hoax themselves. 
Perhaps not – but it certainly feels like it!