Businesses on a busy shopping street in Nottinghamshire say the "problems start at night" after recent anti-social behaviour reports. Ashfield District Council has installed CCTV cameras near Outram Street in Sutton-in-Ashfield in an attempt to crack down on problems there and support businesses and residents alike.
In April this year, the council says it issued four community protection warnings as well as eight business waste inspections and one community protection notice and says it will work "tirelessly" to improve the area. They say the behaviour of certain individuals, as well as lots of excess waste being left, is making the area unsightly.
Businesses on the road say they hope the CCTV will help solve the litter problem but others say they have suffered damage to their shops by some people causing problems on Outram Street. Kaleem Khan, the owner of Creative Living, a furniture store, told Nottinghamshire Live: "There is sometimes rubbish that gets left near the back of the shop, black bin bags that get dumped, mattresses as well.
