Stoke-on-Trent CIty COuncil Respect day on the Hoskins Estate, Tunstall, this monday

On Monday Stoke-on-Trent City Council will focus all of it's energies on the Hoskins estate area of Tunstall in the latest in a series of monthly ‘respect’ days which run in neighbourhoods across the city that have higher than average crime and anti-social behaviour.

The days are an opportunity to listen to community concerns about their area and then deploy partner agency resources on a particular day to try to address those needs.

On Monday, the ‘respect’ day will include:

·        Council cleansing teams out in force with five road sweepers.

·        Council environmental crime unit officers addressing concerns around dog fouling and fly-tipping.

·        Skips put out for residents to dispose of bulky household waste.

·        Attendance by the ward councillors and local residents association.

·        Police officer giving advice about crime reduction and dispensing crime prevention equipment.

·        Fire and rescue service officers conducting home fire security checks.

·        Pupils at local primary school St Mary’s, conducting a litter pick at 12.50pm.

·        Street pastors on patrol, engaging with residents.