Hearing date for Fazeley booze ban

The ongoing saga of trying to get firm action on the anti social behaviour being experienced in Fazeley may reach an initial conclusion on Tuesday 11th when I give evidence to LDC’s Licensing Committee.

I say ‘initial’ conclusion because if we are successful it may well mean the start of wider Alcohol Control Zones across Fazeley and Mile Oak. Colleagues have been surveying the Deer Park area, asking local people what their experience of anti social behaviour in the area is. The results of our surveys have proved very useful as they have certainly opened the door to the chance of alcohol restrictions in trouble spots.

I met with Licensing officers and the chairman and vice-chairman of the Licensing Committee a couple of weeks ago and put the case informally. They seemed to take it in and that has led to the formal proceedings on the 11th. I always say it, and I’ll say it again; Fazeley and Mile Oak, in the main, are good places to live. But small parts of the area are really problematical, mainly drink fuelled.

Bad language, playing football and shouting on the streets into the early hours as well as mindless vandalism are regular issues in places. It needs tackling; it might not be life threatening but I don’t see why normal law abiding citizens should be subjected to this blight on their homes and lives.

I’m disappointed with the lack of support on this whole thing from the local police. They still say that the problem is not that significant. I disagree with that and I think, at last, they are coming round to my point of view. It remains to be seen what they say at the hearing on the 11th April.

I will fight the residents’ corner on this and I’m reasonably confident we’ll get a result. Thanks to Ben Adams, Brian Yeates and Ian Lewin who’ve done most of the survey work. They’ve already started the next one in Mile Oak and we’ll continue around the area to get a fuller picture.

I’ll write about the hearing and the results soon after the 11th.

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