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In policing terms, Eisteddfod weekend stayed quiet.
On the Saturday night – which can be a troublesome time as
revellers pack the town centre – just one arrest was made and, during the
weekend, three people were issued with notices to leave the area before they
could cause trouble.
These facts were revealed by Sergeant Paul Hughes, one of
the local neighbourhood officers, when he delivered his usual report on
policing issues to members of the Town Council at their monthly meeting on
Tuesday evening.
Sgt Hughes said: “Eisteddfod week was relatively quiet in
policing terms as compared to previous years.
“The vast majority of public houses in the town had hired
door supervisers from the Manchester area over the weekend and the ones who
came down here were very good.
“The pubs have been doing this for the past four or five
years and all credit to them.”
Sgt Hughes explained that unlike the old-style bouncers, the
new door supervisers had to be specially accredited so they could be held
responsible for their actions.
He said that on the Saturday night there had been just one
arrest by officers and this had been for a public order offence.
“For eisteddfod week that is very good,” he told councillors.
He added: “The weather also helped keep people off the
streets – in fact it played a blinder for us.”
Sgt Hughes said officers had issued three Section 27 notices
over the period for people to leave the district.
He pointed out:
“These notices are intended to deal with people we believe are on the
cusp of committing offences.
“They haven’t quite crossed the line but we know the
likliehood is that they will be involved in alcohol-related anti-social
behaviour or crime.”
The sergeant also revealed the town’s CCTV system had helped
keep the area quiet over the weekend, with one police officer being detailed to
monitor the screens until 3am each morning.
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