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  1. cod

    codereds Active Member

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    What the hell is going on in the town centre. I work right in the middle and this is the current situation:
    1- I know that there are a maximum of 2 beat police in the town centre at any one time and this figure can be zero

    2- peel square is an absolute disgrace , anti-social behaviour, fighting, shouting, swearing etc are the norm with next to no police intervention

    3- millions are being spent to try and regenerate the town centre - its a waste of time if it’s not cleaned up

    I would add that I love this town and it is heart breaking to see what’s happening
     
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    no point spending 100s million on revamping town with these lowlifes on street corners
     
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    Gordon Owen Well-Known Member

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    Slag the town centre off thread number 345.
     
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    The Town Hall/Cooper Gallery/College quarter is clean and smart. Head to Peel Square and it's like descending into the seven circles of hell. I particularly hate to see females shouting foul language at their own young children. Druggies abound, and the area seems dirty and unkempt. Okay, much of the behaviour falls short of actual criminality but it is threatening and off-putting to ordinary folk. It would be nice to see the relevant agencies come up with some sort of strategy. But two coppers are hardly going to do it.
     
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    I don’t want to slag it off, I want someone in authority to do something
     
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    Makes a change from Brexit thread 274,976.
    Besides, the OP makes a valid point. It doesn't seem like he's setting out to rubbish the town, sounds more like the frustrations of someone who cares.
     
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    Be more than 2bobbies Sunday morning
     
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    I don’t think anyone on the BBS is ‘in authority’, so maybe you need to address your concerns to the police and the council...
     
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    TBH I reckon most towns are as bad & cities as well. Leeds & Headingley have the same issues. It is partly police, but also support services that have been cut to the bone under austerity measures.
     
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    please see baked bean thread
     
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