A consultation to review changes to byelaws on public drinking is to proceed but concerns have been raised that without a Minister in place, Stormont won’t be able to enact the changes.
Anti-social behaviour issues have plagued areas like Helen’s Bay, Crawfordsburn Country Park in Co Down and various other hotspots throughout the Ards and North Down borough for years, with problems seemingly on the rise in more recent times.
The law currently prohibits the consumption but not possession of alcohol but updated byelaws will outlaw both consumption and possession.
