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mayor announces 25% off south yorkshire travel

The Mayor of South Yorkshire, Dan Jarvis, has announced plans to cut up to 25% off the price of bus and tram tickets this summer.

The discount will apply from August 2 to all adult TravelMaster tickets, including the new Flexi-5 pass. It will run for eight weeks until September 27. Cllr Terry Fox, Leader of Sheffield City Council, said: “Since May this year I’ve been demanding better support for our public transport and for our citizens who use it and so I’m really happy that finally we can offer a substantial discount to public transport across Sheffield. The pandemic has been hard for all of us and has had a huge impact on our economy - helping transport companies off of the back of the pandemic and importantly, welcoming public transport users back on our busses and trams is the boost that we need, and I have been committed to making this happen. Public transport is a huge factor in helping people get around the city and into the city centre and it’s fantastic that we can offer a 25% discount for TravelMaster for 8 weeks over the summer, alongside the “Flexi-5” ticket for the same price as 3 days. Alongside economic impact, people have been hit financially and I really hope this goes a long way to helping people get back out and into Sheffield, whether it be to socialise, commute to work or simply enjoy exploring and meeting up with friends and family again.” A discount of up to 25% will be applied to all adult TravelMaster tickets from 2 August – 27 September. TravelMaster tickets are available to purchase onboard South Yorkshire buses and trams, online at sytravelmaster.com, from ticket vending machines at Travel South Yorkshire Interchanges, and at Payzone outlets located throughout South Yorkshire. Budding hypnotherapists given chance to make a difference with new training course on 7th august

South Yorkshire residents searching for a rewarding, post-lockdown career change are being offered an opportunity to retrain as qualified hypnotherapists when CPHT Sheffield host their second open day on Saturday, August 7th.

The event takes place at Jury’s Inn, Sheffield, where attendees will discover how they can use solution-focused hypnotherapy to help others with a wide range of issues, all while gaining a nationally recognised qualification and learning how to build their own successful hypnotherapy business. For course leaders Debbie Daltrey and Jane Fox,

guard your dog: massive increase in unsolved thefts

New statistics show that no dog theft crimes in Yorkshire and the Humber led to a criminal charge in 2020 and in three in five cases, a suspect was never identified

Freedom of Information statistics reveal 196 The Kennel Club’s ‘Paw and Order: Dog Theft Reform’ campaign urges the Government’s new Pet Theft Taskforce to improve the reporting and recording of the crime and to treat dog theft with more proportionate sentences As concerns about dog theft soar following the surge in pandemic puppy buying, new research shows a shocking failure to tackle a crime that is devastating 196 families every month in the UK, with only two per cent of cases resulting in a criminal charge. The statistics, gathered by The Kennel Club through Freedom of Information requests to the 45 police forces in the UK, to which 36 responded, show that there were an estimated 2,355* cases of dog theft in 2020, which is an 7 per cent increase on 2019 (2,199). This amounts to more than 196 dogs being stolen, to the heartbreak of their owners, every single month. However, based on the 27 police forces that responded on dog theft outcomes in 2020, only two per cent of all dog theft cases in the UK led to a suspect being charged. In Yorkshire and the Humber there were 271 dog thefts in 2020, but no criminal charges. No suspect was identified in three in five (60 per cent) of these reported dog theft cases in Yorkshire and the Humber, and in 34 per cent a suspect was identified but no action was taken, due to ‘evidential difficulties’. The statistics are revealed 79 days after the Government’s Pet Theft Taskforce was established (8 May) to help tackle the issue – in which time another 508 dogs have been stolen. The Kennel Club is urging more transparent recording of pet theft on a central database, so that underlying causes of dog theft can be the effects of the last 18 months on both the world of work and people’s mental wellbeing makes now the perfect time to retrain. “It’s no secret that the business landscape has changed dramatically since the start of the pandemic,” says Debbie. “While lots of bigname businesses have sadly closed their doors, there’s also been a huge number of people seeing this an opportunity to do something new and start a business based on something that they’re passionate about.” Jane Fox, senior lecturer at CPHT Sheffield says “For those passionate about helping others, retraining as a solution-focused hypnotherapist is the perfect opportunity to do just that. On our course, students learn how to help clients overcome many of the mental health struggles that are so prevalent in our post-lockdown world, reduce anxiety and feel more calm, confident, and in control.” Those who attend the open day will be invited to apply for CPHT Sheffield’s next course which begins on September 10th/11th and runs for one weekend per month until July 2022. Jamieleigh Clarke, a recent graduate from the Sheffield course says “This course has provided me with an amazing opportunity to train as a solution focused hypnotherapist. It is so rewarding knowing that I helped people overcome such a difficult period. I am excited to continue on this journey with my present and future clients.” Jane McPhillips another graduate adds “There were a great selection of speakers throughout the training that really gave great insight and inspiration to me to move forward with my practice”. Anyone interested in attending the event on August 7th is invited to book a slot by contacting Debbie Daltrey or Jane Fox at info@cphtsheffield.co.uk, or visiting https:// cphtsheffield.co.uk. tackled and for the emotional value of dogs to be recognised in sentencing. “Dog theft has devastating consequences for both the owners and the animals involved and it is quite frankly jaw dropping that 98 per cent of cases never result in a criminal charge and in more than half, no suspect is ever identified,” said Bill Lambert, Health, Welfare and Breeder Services Executive at The Kennel Club. “Not only that but when a sentence is handed out it is often treated no more seriously than a petty crime, despite the fact that there is nothing ‘petty’ about pet theft. The low charge rates and the paltry sentences are an almost open invitation to criminals looking to target innocent dog owners. Whilst most people will never be unfortunate enough to fall victim to this crime, those that do are left totally bereft but without a clear route to justice. We welcome the Government taking this issue seriously and hope that the Taskforce can deliver meaningful change that will give greater transparency in how we report and record this crime, and deliver more proportionate sentences that treat dog theft with the seriousness it deserves.” Amongst the actions being called for as part of The Kennel Club’s ‘Paw and Order: Dog Theft Reform’ campaign is for more resources to be allocated to this crime and for more transparent, centralised collection of data about pet theft, including the number of crimes, arrests and convictions. Currently, there is no central record in order to help decision makers understand the scale of the problem or the circumstances around it – for example, whether a theft was driven by opportunism or organised crime. The Kennel Club is also calling for a reclassification of how dog theft is treated in the law, as currently sentencing provisions place undue weighting on the monetary value of the pet rather than giving sufficient weight to the emotional impact of the crime. This means it is often treated in the same way as the theft of a laptop or mobile phone, rather than as a category one offence, which carries a maximum of seven years in prison in England and Wales. Dog owners are reminded that they are unlikely to fall victim to this crime but there are steps they can take to help keep their dogs safe. Bill continued: “There are steps that people can take to help protect their dogs. A dog should never be left unsupervised, whether out and about or at home in the garden and it should have a reliable recall, so that you can always see its whereabouts. It is important that all dogs are microchipped, and that their details are kept up

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to date with their microchip database, and that information about your dog, such as its price or address, isn’t shared with strangers.” As part of its ‘Paw and Order: Dog Theft Reform’ campaign, The Kennel Club has produced a downloadable template letter to help the petloving public to raise their concerns with their MP and spur Government to change the law. The downloadable template letter, advice on preventing dog theft and further information on The Kennel Club’s campaign is available on the organisation’s website: thekennelclub.org.uk/ dogtheft

Regional data

The region that is the dog theft hotspot is the North West, with 335 dogs stolen in 2020, accounting for 14 per cent of all dog thefts. This is followed by London, with 318, accounting for 14 per cent of all dog thefts, and the South East with 304 (13 per cent of all thefts). The police force with the single greatest number of reported dog thefts in 2020 was the Metropolitan Police (318), followed by West Yorkshire (121), Kent (117), Lancashire (98) and Northumbria (97). The regions in which police are least likely to identify a suspect are the North East, with no suspect in 66 per cent of cases in 2020, followed by Wales (63 per cent) and the South East (62 per cent). The police forces least likely to identify a suspect in 2020 were Northamptonshire (77 per cent) and Dyfed Powys (70 per cent). When a suspect was identified, charges were only brought against a suspect by three forces in 2020: the Metropolitan Police, Cheshire Constabulary and Kent Police, accounting for 9 per cent, 2 per cent and 1 per cent of all dog theft cases in those forces, respectively. In 2020, a suspect was most likely to be identified but further action stopped due to evidential difficulties in the East Midlands (36 per cent), the East of England (35 per cent) and Yorkshire and Humber (34 per cent).

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