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Council spends £20,000 on Safer Streets radio campaign

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Ipswich Borough Council has awarded Global Media a £20,000 contract to deliver radio advertising for the Home Office-funded Safer Streets project.

The council's Community Support team has appointed Global Media to run advertising on a specific radio station as part of the Safer Streets 5 marketing campaign. The contract will run from 1 July 2024 to 31 March 2025.

Global Media was selected as the sole supplier able to deliver advertising on the chosen radio station as it meets the age criteria for the project's target demographic. After approval from the legal, finance, and procurement teams, the company received a direct award.

The Safer Streets project aims to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in targeted areas. This radio campaign forms part of the wider marketing efforts for year 2 of the project.

A council spokesperson said: "This contract is necessary to meet the delivery requirements for this externally funded programme of work. Global Media are the only provider that can deliver this specific piece of advertisement on the radio station we need to reach our target audience."

The decision was approved on 23 July and published on 26 July 2024.

Former Ipswich Town striker charged in £600k cannabis smuggling case

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Former Ipswich Town striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been charged with attempting to smuggle £600,000 worth of cannabis through a UK airport.

The big picture: The 33-year-old, who spent two seasons at Portman Road from 2011 to 2013, was arrested by National Crime Agency officers in Scotland following the seizure of approximately 60kg of the drug at Stansted airport.

Jay Emmanuel Thomas playing for Ipswich Town
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas playing for TownAlamy

Key details:

  • Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, 33, was arrested Wednesday in Gourock, Inverclyde.

  • He's accused of attempting to smuggle £600,000 worth of cannabis through Stansted airport.

  • Border Force officers found approximately 60kg of the drug in two suitcases from Bangkok.

  • Emmanuel-Thomas is set to appear at Carlisle magistrates court Thursday, charged with importing class B drugs.

60kg of cannabis
60kg of cannabis was seizedNCA

JET's Ipswich career: The journeyman joined Ipswich in 2011 for £1.1m from Arsenal, scoring nine goals in 75 appearances for the Tractor Boys. He left Ipswich in 2013 in a swap deal with Bristol City. He most recently played with Greenock Morton in the Scottish Championship.

The bottom line: The NCA warns that cannabis smuggling into the UK carries a maximum 14-year prison sentence, contradicting misinformation some couriers receive about facing only fines.

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