Tardis-style kiosk proves a hit
Wednesday, 29 December, 2010
Left to right, Supt James Lee, Councillor Neil Cartwright and Councillor David Smith outside the kiosk.
A tardis-style kiosk, which provides Preston's residents with information and crime prevention advice, has proven to be a hit.
Latest figures show that there have been over 11,250 users since it was installed on Tuesday 5 October. The busiest day for users is a Saturday, with most people using it between 10am and 4pm. The most popular section has been the maps, with over 3,000 people wanting to see the location of car parks, public transport and toilets.
The 'money and work' section is the second most popular section, with over 1,500 visitors accessing tips on how to shop safely. The tourism section and 'report it' section, which contains information on emergency healthcare, reporting hate crime and information about Childline, have also had lots of visitors.
Lancashire Constabulary's Insp Richard Hughes said: "The kiosk is helping us to create a safer environment for local people by providing them with a wide range of information about how they can look after themselves whilst in the city. "It is encouraging to see that many people have accessed it and we hope that people will continue to make use of this facility."
Funded by the Safer Lancashire Board and Lancashire County Council, the kiosk is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It has three built-in information terminals with touch screens and users can be put straight through to the police's control room by pressing a 'help'
button on the kiosk.
