Alcohol warning hits home
7:04am Thu Jan 19, 2012
Police campaigns to cut problems related to under-age drinking are paying off, it has been claimed.
Police were called out to Southwell pubs 20 times during the past year, according to figures obtained using the Freedom Of Information Act.
Police say the figures — covering December 2010 to November 2011 — show Southwell pubs are a safe place to drink.
“The licensed premises in Southwell are well run and the licensees responsible people,” said Sergeant Brendon Hunt, of Nottinghamshire Police.
“The figures show that Southwell is a safe place.”
Sergeant Hunt said an operation to target underage drinking at The Dumbles last year had sent out a clear message that flouting the law would not be tolerated.
He said the problem of underage drinking on the Memorial Park also appeared to be under control.
Seventy five under 18s were either issued with fixed penalty tickets for street drinking, taken home to their parents or referred to the district anti-social behaviour team last year.
Sergeant Hunt said: “The number of instances of underage drinking on the Memorial Park in recent months is at a low.
“It appears the message is finally getting home to the kids and their parents.”
According to the police statistics, officers were called to The Saracen’s Head eight times, although police say the figures include a number of thefts from motor vehicles rather than disorder.
There were three call-outs to The Crown, two incidents apiece at The Dumbles, Wheatsheaf, Bramley and Newcastle Arms, and one at The Reindeer.
Police define incidents as on the premises or in their immediate vicinity.
Incidents can include burglary, theft, robbery, drugs offences, violence, anti-social behaviour, begging, vagrancy, street drinking, rowdy behaviour, alarm activations, domestics,missing people, concerns for safety, demonstrations or protests, sudden deaths, lost/found property, bail and curfew checks, police-generated activity, road traffic collisions or highway disruption.
The Railway Inn at Lowdham had nine incidents; Travellers Rest, Lambley, six; the White Post Public House, Farnsfield, five; and Magna Charta, Lowdham, four.
Others had less than that.
Overall, the figures show police were called 5,280 times to pubs in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire in the past year.
The number of incidents relating to pubs in Newark, Balderton and Fernwood was 285.
The number of incidents for the whole of the Advertiser area was 523, related to 116 pubs.
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