Entire city set to benefit from new nuisance team
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A NEWLY trained response team has just been launched to tackle nuisance behaviour across the whole of Sheffield.
Sheffield Homes' Safety Warden Service is seen as a significant addition to the organisation's existing Neighbourhood Warden schemes that already operate successfully in various estates across the city.
The new fast response units are providing a highly visible mobile service between 8.30am and 10pm, seven-days-a-week.
The team - consisting of three Senior Wardens and eight Wardens - is managed by Sheffield Homes' Safer Estates Unit and tasked with:
- Working closely with police, local area housing offices and community groups to tackle nuisance behaviour and gather evidence for enforcement action.
- Patrolling problem "hotspots".
- Providing advice and support to residents on a whole range of issues to improve their quality of life.
Lesley Greg, Sheffield Homes' Warden Supervisor, said: "The launch of the new Safety Warden Service is a significant step in the fight to tackle nuisance behaviour across the city and builds on the success of existing Neighbourhood Warden Schemes."
The Safety Wardens are based at Burngreave.
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