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S Tyne gets £54,000 to tackle yobs
SOUTH Tyneside is to receive £54,000 to help tackle yobs who make people's lives a misery.
The cash is part of a 500,000 package to North East councils to help them combat anti-social behaviour in the community.
The cash will be used to help train front-line staff and community champions to use new powers to solve problems, Communities Secretary John Denham and Housing Minister John Healey announced yesterday.
Latest figures from the British Crime Survey show there has been a fall in people's perception of anti-social behaviour as a local problem over the last six years.
But statistics are cold comfort to victims – and Ministers say they are determined to drive down anti-social behaviour. The plan, being funded by a 10m package, targets 130 local councils.
Among the measures it will support are:
Letting local residents know their rights and how to report anti-social behaviour.
Extra training for frontline staff such as ASB co-ordinators, police and neighbourhood wardens;
Training to help residents and community champions challenge police and councils and shape the approach to tackling anti-social behaviour;
Funding for local work to tackle anti-social behaviour, such as environmental clean up campaigns, supporting community led projects to engage young people and creating more attractive public spaces.
Mr Denham said: "We want to spur more, faster action and more effective results.
"We want people to know they are not alone – government, their council and police are on their side, whether it's tackling nightmare neighbours, aggressive gangs or mindless vandals.
"It might be a minority causing harm and misery for the majority but we are clear – this won't be tolerated."
Coun Joanne Bell, South Tyneside Council's lead member for innovation and safer and stronger communities, said: "We welcome any additional funding to help our drive to tackle anti-social behaviour because it is one of our top priorities.
"The money can be used to support a variety of measures, and the safer and stronger communities group will be meeting to discuss how it can be spent in a way that produces maximum benefits for people of the borough."
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