Two underage drinkers get ban from Welshpool pubs
Two underage drinkers have been banned from pubs throughout the town of Welshpool after being caught over Christmas. Another two have had current bans extended.
They had already banned from the pubs under the Behave or Be Banned scheme and were caught breaking the order.
Constable Nicola Davies said the police would not tolerate any underage drinking, violence or anti-social behaviour in the town.
She said: "Following Welshpool's New Year's Behave or Be Banned pub watch meeting, two youths have been issued with BoBB bans that will expire a period after their 18th birthdays.
"The committee also extended BoBB bans by three months after two individuals failed to comply with current bans and entered licensed premises on the scheme during the festive period.
"The licensee-lead scheme allows pubs to work with partners such as the police, to ensure troublemakers are not allowed into licensed premises for a period at the discretion of the scheme.
"The scheme also voted to issue interim banning notices to those who are arrested for failure to comply with a direction to leave the locality notice, an offence under the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006.
"As a result of this, one 17 year old male was nominated by the committee given a BoBB ban.
"This now brings the total to 34 individuals who are currently on the Welshpool Pubwatch list."
