As a clampdown begins on anti-social behaviour local leaders want to plot a way forward for Smithdown
Amid the flashing lights of shop signs on Smithdown Road and iconic purple bins, a dullness hung over the area this week as the sun that threatened to illuminate the start of summer was punctuated by persistent rain. The more literary readers could perhaps suggest the clouds that lingered around Lodge Lane, Hartington Road and Boswell Street were something of a metaphor for the ongoing issues dogging the area.
The new three-year measure will prevent creating noise using a vehicle, including revving engines or loud music, within the designated area. The document will also ban “being part of a group or gathering of six or more persons together creating noise loud enough to cause, or be likely to cause, nuisance or annoyance to another person between the hours of 10pm and 7am”.
“What are they meant to do these days? It’s a good thing the police will get more powers, people are getting away with too much. It’s scary the way things are going.”
Liverpool Council Smithdown Road
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