Residents of a rural town have said they are scared to go into the high street in the afternoons as gangs of drunken thugs threaten the peace and quiet.
Residents and businesses in Pontypridd have said they are fed up with boozed up yobs causing chaos in their town.
Locals are sick and tired, warning of "youths hanging around” causing intimidating behaviour. There is often screaming and shouting which can spill into violence.