OLD folk in Pendle will get personal attack alarms as part of a feel-safe plan against crime.

The move came out of talks with local groups and aims to ease pensioners' worries.

The driving force behind the project to crack crime in Pendle is the Community Safety Partnership which links work done by schools, youth club leaders, probation officers and the police.

It's backed by Pendle Council, whose solicitor Philip Mousdale acts as secretary to the group.

He said: "Our plans are full of ideas from local people. They are designed to tackle the problems and worries which people have.

"The partnership is already making an impact, with more than 50 arrests coming from the town centres' radio plan.

"Now that we have the go-ahead on other projects I think we can make good progress towards a more secure community."

As well as personal attack alarms for the elderly there will be mobile 'phones for the victims of domestic violence and a further £1,000 for town centre radio schemes for shops in Nelson and Colne.

The young also get a share of the financial cake, with a pilot project working with difficult youths in Brierfield, £2,000 for a town centre cafe in Colne and a drugs awareness seminar for young Asians in Nelson.

The health and well-being of younger children will be looked at through Operation Streetwise, a series of events to encourage safety.

Welcoming the proposals, Pendle council leader Alan Davies said: "We are working together to create a safer community for people of all ages and backgrounds."

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