A SCHEME to deter scammers needs to be rolled out further across a Flintshire community, a councillor has said.

The Leader reported last month on the efforts of crime prevention charity OWL Cymru to inform residents of the dangers of cold callers, bogus traders and scammers.

A doorstep crime awareness event in Broughton was attended by residents including Community Councillor Klaus Armstrong-Braun, who is also neighbourhood watch coordinator for Eaton Close.

Following the meeting Cllr Armstrong-Braun spoke of his disappointment after his call to community council colleagues to back a crime prevention scheme was not supported.

At a meeting of Broughton and Bretton Community Council earlier this year, he explained that since cold calling signs had been installed in Eaton Close, there had been no problems and less burglaries, but he had been made aware of problems with cold callers in other parts of Broughton.

He asked members to extend the cold calling watch scheme and purchase additional signs to be installed in areas where vulnerable people reside.

But following a lengthy discussion, the request was not approved.

Cllr Braun has since reiterated the scheme's importance, telling the Leader: "I asked for a grant to help pay for the cold calling signs - but the community council said no. It's a disgrace.

"Broughton and Bretton residents, especially the vulnerable elderly, are not protected from cold callers.

"Many are criminals on intelligence gathering. This [no cold calling scheme] is the cheapest way of overcoming that."

To find out more about crime prevention, including neighbourhood watch and no cold calling schemes, visit https://www.owlcymru.org/