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SWANSEA Lord Mayor AMEETING of people Richard Lewis will opposed to public service attend: cuts will take place in Neath Today: 4.30pm. Visit by tomorrow. Air Cadets for The event will take place presentation to the Lord at Neath Town Hall from Mayor’s Charity —mayor’s 7pm to 9pm and is open to parlour. anyone who wishes to Tomorrow: 6.30pm. Treat support the campaign. Trust gala reception and It precedes a march which dinner —mayor’s parlour is set to take place in and Brangwyn Hall. on Saturday, March 26, to Neath highlight concerns that Mayor Lella James spending cuts will hit the will attend: most vulnerable the Tomorrow: Neath v hardest. London Welsh —John Neath-based AM Bethan Smiths Gnoll, Neath. Jenkins confirmed she will attend tomorrow’s meeting. chairman Tegwen “There’s not aperson in Devichand has no more Wales who doesn’t appointments this week. understand that savings have to be made. That’s not the point. It’s the way they’re made,” she said. Music and “None of us want the most vulnerable people to be paying through the nose wine night while getting less and less support to do it.” AN unplugged music and She added that the wine night takes place this coalition government weekend to start Fairtrade appeared to be sending out a Fortnight in Swansea. mixed message. There will be music and “On the one hand, they free wine tasting at the Red talk about reducing Café in Mumbles on Sunday dependency while, on the from 7pm. other, they would pitch It is open to over-18s only thousands of people in and people are invited to TREASURE TROVE Event organiser Jason Suter, from Swansea University, holding the Wales into it with these bring their own wine. treasure box at the end of the trail around Swansea’s National Waterfront Museum as unnecessary and unfair There is a£2 admission part of the Map It workshop. The treasure hunt was the final part of the test for cuts,” said Ms Jenkins. fee and proceeds will be would-be explorers, who learnt all about using a compass and map reading. Among those set to speak donated to Fairtrade Wales. SWaw20110222G-049_C at the event is Unison regional organiser Eddie Gabrielsen.   Village’s    #          Police get tough on news plan    #  ' VILLAGERS in Llandarcy will   soon be able to read all &     & % &  about it.      (&  Coedffranc councillors  disability hate cases have had their idea of "( &  # putting notice boards up on  $  $      !(( (((   #  $ #   the village’s two bus shelters          approved. $ # #   #  ( THE number of BY JASON EVANS research shows that these “We will then go and visit They came up with the         kinds of incidents remain them. In a lot of cases it is just notion after being told there reported disability Police and crime reporter hate incidents has under- reported —some a lack of understanding by was nowhere to display     research suggests only one in people about the effects their public notices there.       rocketed, according Kinrade warned that despite ten incidents are actually actions or words have on It was suggested that the to the latest figures the success, many people reported to police.” victims —but sometimes, of notice boards should be from South Wales were still suffering in A disability hate crime is course, it is more serious.” unlocked so Neath Port Police. silence. defined as a criminal offence Mr Kinrade said the force’s Talbot Council or bus Between April and Decem- He said: “We take disability motivated by hatred or western division was leading companies could use them.   ber last year there were 344 hate incidents and crime very prejudice towards a person the way with initiatives such But members felt that, as incidents —ahuge jump seriously. because of their actual or as special Pact meetings for the council was from 77 over the same period “Being the victim of any perceived disability. deaf people, and close paying for them, the boxes   in the previous year. crime is an awful experience, working with disability should be locked to prevent Some 169 of the recorded but when you are targeted Abuse groups. unauthorised use by other         incidents were in the western simply because of who you Mr Kinrade said a lot of the He added: “This is about groups as there were already        division —Swansea and are, it becomes very personal reported incidents —such as people being targeted problems with fly-posting.      . and very hurtful. verbal abuse —did not reach because they are different — But the senior officer in “In the past year we have the level of a criminal act, but and the effects can be charge of tackling the worked hard to build con- that they were still taken traumatic.” Focus on    problem has said the fidence and to establish links seriously by the force. ● [email protected]  increase is a positive sign, as with communities, and I see He said: “Even if we cannot    it shows more victims felt the number of incidents now Fairtrade arrest and charge, we will still Follow Jason on Twitter being reported as very confident to come forward. investigate and try to identify @EvansTheCrime Chief superintendent Neil positive. However, all the the people responsible. NEATH Port Talbot will be highlighting the benefits of      fair trade next week.   The county’s Fairtrade Child porn images charge A show of Dutch courage Forum will be in Aberafan Shopping Centre on Monday from 10am with an   A man has distributing an indecent THE Netherlands National Tuesday, April 5. information stall.  appeared in court accused photo of a child. Circus is heading to Aspokesman for the The group will also be    of possessing 1,301 indecent He entered no plea to all Swansea. circus said: “It is marvellous paying a visit to Neath town images of children. 24 charges and city The circus, which was to be on tour here with such centre on Tuesday at 10am. In addition, Owain Johns, magistrates declined formed in 1948, has been on a special show. The Port Talbot Fairtrade     23, of Loughor Road, faces jurisdiction. tour throughout the UK and “This circus is from Steering Group will also be     17 counts of making an Johns will next appear for will take up residence at the Holland but the idea of in Café Zecta 3 at the Baglan indecent photo of a child committal to Swansea Recreation Ground, circus performance was a Resource Centre on        and six counts of Crown Court on April 20. Mumbles Road, from British invention.” Thursday, March 10.