Volunteer ‘force’ to launch uniformed ‘safety’ patrols of Bournemouth

The move follows two high-profile murder cases in the town as well as the local police force having to introduce dispersal powers on the seafront after a disturbance in June (Andrew Matthews/PA) - (PA Wire)

Volunteers in Bournemouth have set up a uniformed “force” to patrol the streets of the Dorset seaside resort in a bid to keep “communities safe”.

Safeguard Force, whose volunteers will wear branded bibs, has said it aims to create “safer, more supportive communities by providing visible, compassionate and non-confrontational patrols” which are set to start on Monday, August 11.