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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Edward Barnes

Council looks to keep policy tackling drunk anti-social behaviour in crime hotspot

Restrictions on where alcohol can be sold in a crime hotspot could remain in place for another three years.

Wirral Council’s Cumulative Impact Policy for central Birkenhead was brought in in 2017 after a plea was made by ward councillors at the time to tackle anti-social behaviour in the area.

The policy means that anyone applying for a licence in the area will be subject to extra scrutiny to make sure alcohol-related issues are tackled.

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