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BBC News
6 hours ago
- BBC News
Teen banned from entering Gloucester after man is attacked
A 16-year-old boy has been banned from entering a city after an elderly man was assaulted. The teenager has been charged with assault after a 76-year-old man was attacked in Gloucester on Tuesday. The boy is due to appear at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court on 4 July. A 15-year-old boy from Gloucester has also been arrested on suspicion of assault and has been released under investigation. It follows a number of reports of anti-social behaviour across the city in the last few weeks, police said. The force issued a dispersal order which ran until 20:00 BST on Thursday, enabling police to move individuals on from a designated area if they are causing a nuisance. If the individuals return to the area within 48 hours and refuse to leave, they can be part of his bail conditions, the Wolverhampton teenager has been banned from entering Gloucester ahead of his trial hearing.
Yahoo
16 hours ago
- Yahoo
Police seize e-bike following anti-social behaviour reports in Breightmet
Police seized a bike in Bolton last night after reports came in of anti-social behaviour. Greater Manchester Police responded to reports of youths riding e-bikes up and down Garstang Avenue in Breightmet. The riders were reportedly using excessive speed on the roads. A spokesperson for GMP said: "This evening the Bolton Special Constabulary team responded to reports of youths driving e-bikes in an anti-social manner on Garstang Ave, Breightmet, speeding up and down the road. More: Fraudster builder took £1,000s from 'profoundly deaf' vulnerable woman More: Drug dealer 'tried to exploit postal system' sending cocaine parcels across country More: Drug dealer not guilty of murder after 27-year-old stabbed to death in his flat "One youth was stopped before he could make off, and the bike was seized." E-bikes are bikes with a rechargeable battery and an electric motor, meaning they are generally heavier than normal bikes. Anybody over the age of 14 can legally ride them, and there is no requirement to wear a helmet or have a license for them, according to UK law. They can be operated anywhere a conventional bike can be used, including on cycle lanes and paths as well as roads. They must have a maximum power output of 250 watts and must cut out when the e-bike reaches a speed of 15.5mph.
BBC News
a day ago
- BBC News
Police to tackle 'drunk and abusive' behaviour in Glastonbury
Police are increasing their presence in a town centre due to fears over a rise in anti-social month a churchyard in Glastonbury had to close because "gravestones were being used as shop counters for open drug dealing" and business owners say they are having problems around the High Street and Market and Somerset Police said in response they are "significantly increasing their presence" to take action against those Clark, neighbourhood inspector in Glastonbury, said: "We want to restore that confidence in us in the community and we are taking visible action and tackling all the anti-social behaviour that is in front of us." Crime figures published by Avon and Somerset Police show that in April, 132 crimes were recorded in Glastonbury and 32 of these were related to anti-social March, there were 109 total crimes including 19 for anti-social Clark said: "We're taking this very seriously. "Unfortunately, the good weather brings more people onto the streets, a lot more people drink alcohol and people choose to behave in a way we can tolerate no longer."We've got our local neighbourhood team who are being supported by extra officers."Ms Clark added that police are "constantly monitoring the location with the help of CCTV".
BBC News
a day ago
- BBC News
Apathy holding back reporting of crime in Devon, officer says
Policing resources can be prioritised if there is evidence of anti-social behaviour, a council meeting has at a North Devon Council's licensing and community safety committee, Devon and Cornwall Police urged people to report issues to help cut said anti-social behaviour was on the rise in parts of Barnstaple, Ilfracombe and Kevin Connar said: "Resources are finite, but if we know what is happening and told where the issues are we can better prioritise the resources we do have." He added: "Sometimes there is apathy [about] reporting because people do not believe there is an outcome from it... as police we are duty bound to investigate reports of crime. "You must coach the electorate to report and support them to report." Councillor Joy Cann said anti-social behaviour in Barnstaple had increased since street-based youth workers were scrapped as young people did not react well to police police said in the last three weeks a new outreach youth work programme had begun in Barnstaple, and a youth centre had been refurbished and reopened. Councillor Pru Maskell suggested crime was shifting to rural areas because it was more closely monitored in towns, and said one child she had spoken to was terrified of going to school in Braunton. Sgt Connar said when young people were not going to school out of fear it was an issue for schools to address as well as police and said when dealing with young offenders it was important to recognise adverse childhood experiences, deprivation and force said it had seen benefits from employing a dedicated child-centred police investigator.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
The huge changes coming to annual Christmas Day party on Bronte Beach after spirited revellers left behind a trail of glass and rubbish two years in a row
A Sydney council which compared the mess left in the wake of a Christmas Day beach party to attendees 'sh***ing on our doorstep' will spend $220,000 on waste management, security and toilets for this year's event. Waverley Council considered a variety of new rules for the festive gathering at Bronte Beach during a meeting of councillors on Tuesday night. These measures included a stronger enforcement of the glass and booze ban with a strengthened police presence to crackdown on anti-social behaviour this year. Up to 15,000 people, including a large number of tourists, gather at the iconic beach to celebrate Christmas Day every year. But the event came under fire in 2023 when the council complained that crowds had left large amounts of rubbish and glass behind. 'It's basically people sh***ing on our doorstep,' local councillor Leon Goltsman told NewsWire on Boxing Day in 2023. 'The fact there is still broken glass there, people are cutting their feet, the fact people are still having illegal parties… the fact if anyone gets injured or hurt, we can't even get an ambulance to them because it is all blocked, it's unacceptable.' Waverley Mayor Will Nemesh told Newswire that the council didn't want to restrict access to the beach and surrounds by making it a fenced or ticketed event. The council on Tuesday will consider a strict glass bottle ban and increased police attendance An online survey commissioned by the council found fencing off the park was only supported by 25 per cent of locals. 'We heard the community loud and clear after Christmas in 2024,' Mayor Nemesh told 702 ABC Radio Sydney. 'Bronte is an absolutely spectacular part of the world. We want to ensure by implementing option three, all people can enjoy the public open spaces, but do so responsibly and respectfully. While alcohol is already banned on Bronte Beach and the surrounding park, the large number of people on Christmas Day means it is often smuggled in. Councillors is optimistic that a strict ban on glass and an increased police presence would deter people from drinking alcohol and engaging in anti-social behaviour. Waverley Council said the 15,000 people who visited the beach on Christmas Day last year was a 20 per cent increase on the previous years.
