Crackdown on anti-social behaviour

Police seized more than 225 bottles and cans of alcohol between September 2 and 30, including lager, wine, alcopops, vodka and cider.

The drinks were collected by officers from Radcliffe neighbourhood policing team to reduce bad behaviour fuelled by alcohol. They carried out patrols, confiscated alcohol, and took children home to their parents.

Sergeant Martin Coyne said: “Young people may see having a drink with their friends as a bit of fun, but it is very often the root of anti-social behaviour such as noise nuisance and vandalism which can make the lives of people living in the vicinity an absolute misery. It is essential that parents or guardians take responsibility if their child is acting anti-socially.”

Police officers are also carrying out regular checks of off-licences to ensure they are not selling alcohol to under-age drinkers. These include random test purchase operations, which see trading standards officers send under-age children into shops to attempt to buy alcohol.Councillor Sam Cohen, Bury Council’s executive member for safe and secure communities, said: “It is great to see that our trading standards team and police are working side by side.

“Residents tell us that alcohol fuelled anti-social behaviour is a big concern and tackling under-age sales of alcohol is a really important way of reducing this problem.”