what issues concerned you most in your area
Street drinkers on the Cathedral forecourt and using the trams between West Street and Cathedral being abusive and intimidating.
All times of the day
22 April 2009 - officers patrolled in the area talking to the street drinkers and moved them from the area. Trams boarded and travelled to the West Street area - no problems reported.
23 April 2009 - patrolling officers from the City Centre Safer Neighbourhood team confiscated alcohol from 2 females and moved them away from the area.
24 April 2009 - Community support officers will be carrying out visits to businesses around the cathedral to establish the impact street drinkers are having on the area.
Throughout April the Community Support officers made 61 seizures of alcohol from the Street Drinkers.
May 8th - The Cathedral and the tram stop have now been subject to patrols at least three times a day since this priority was agreed. It is checked each day at 09.15, 10.30 and midday, as well as other times throughout the day. It is the default route for officers and PCSOs walking to either West Bar, Bridge Street Cells or Police HQ on Snig Hill, ensuring it is checked regularly.
The first week saw drinkers being spoken to and having their alcohol taken off them daily. In the second week the drinkers were leaving at the first glimpse of a uniform and not returning, leaving their associates to be spoken to. Into the third week now and it is noticable that they have moved on from the area. Foot patrols have moved from there to check behind the cathedral, and onto the gardens at Barkers Pool, but they are still noticeable by their absence.
May 11th- The Cathedral ans surrounding streets were checked several times throughout the day by various officers and PCSOs, No drinkers here at all.
May 12th - As part of the Reassurance & Visibility day in the City Centre we have had a mobile information van parked on the Cathedral frontage throughout the day...did you visit?
May 13th - PCSO Mike Matthews amongst others has spent a large part of today lapping the city by bike, visiting the PACT priority areas. No drinkers found on here today, though the City Ambassadors tell us there were several in the middle of the day that left quickly when they were spotted.
May 18th - Regular patrols thoughout the weekend. The weekend public order patrols staffed by Neighbourhood Patrol Group officers, and a van staffed by officers from this team, patrolled the city centre in van and on foot throughout Friday and Saturday evening. No drinkers in this particular location though 2 people were arrested on Friday night for being drunk and disorderly after being found urinating in the street.
The Cathedral was checked again at 11.00am this morning, and was patrolled throughout Saturday daytime by PCs Simon Nolan and Clive Tyree on bikes.
The next Partners and Communities Together meeting will be incorporated into the City Centre Forum on Tuesday 19th May.