Ernie Clark. Hilperton Division, Wiltshire Council.

The new site should be easier to navigate around.

Wiltshire Police now has a new website that aims to be more accessible and interactive for the public, with a contemporary look.

The website offers a host of new features at the same online address www.wiltshire.police.uk

People who use the site are being invited to register at Wiltshire Police to get their own page containing neighbourhood policing team details and other local information. This includes the neighbourhood policing team's newsletter, priorities, planned public meetings in the community, links to local crime map data and other relevant news - all in one easy-to-access format.

Those who sign-up need only to provide a user name, valid email address and postcode to log in and activate their 'my site' page - and people who register are eligible for entry to a free prize draw with the chance to win a laptop donated to Wiltshire Police by technology and computing corporation Intel.

Assistant Chief Constable Pat Geenty says: 'Our new website welcomes visitors with a fresh look and is designed from a public perspective to be really user friendly and more functional. It is much easier to navigate and allows people to find out more about policing in their area at a glance, by signing up to their own page. The new website is a more interactive platform for people to use while also remaining a one stop shop for safety advice, support, online crime reporting and much more.

'We aim to keep people informed and raise awareness on what Wiltshire Police and partners, including councils, are achieving in communities - and our website is one of a range of important channels to communicate this. Further features are being planned for the future to give those who register with us even more interactive options and a real sense of ownership in their police service.'