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West Centre and Shaw Ridge under orders again Uniforms reduce
Continuing problems with anti- not in the effective control of a tensions in Taw Hill
social behaviour at Shaw Ridge parent can be taken home by the
Leisure Park and the West Swin- police. North Swindon MP Michael Wills
don shopping centre have forced `ss • Disobedience could result in ar- met with people in Taw Hill on 17
Swindon Police to impose another rest and a fine. March to discuss the increasing
dispersal order. The area was subject to a dis- anti-social behaviour in the area.
This gives a uniformed officer persal order from May to October Residents believe increasing
powers to move on groups of two ifr last year but disuptive young peo- problems of noise, damage and
or more people if their activities ple have returned. graffiti are being caused by young
are considered intimidating, har- people migrating to the Taw Hill
assing or alarming to the public S „a village centre because of dispersal
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between 9pm and 6am. Under 16s Coward challenge orders imposed in Haydon Wick
Furious mother Jane Bowdenwants and parts of West Swindon.
to meet the vandal who kicked in Residents' Association chairman
Youth creative the doors and windows of her Richard Barrass said that about 50
daughter's Renault 11 late on 3 teenagers had gathered on one
The High Sheriff of Wiltshire, James Arkell visited Toothill Commu- March in the fisherman's car park weekend evening recently. "The
nity Centre at the end of February to meet youngsters taking part in lighting is notyet completed which
a break dance and graffiti art workshop run by Swindon Council off Roughmoor Way. means there are shadows where
youth services. "Kelly relies on the car to get to
college and to hockey matches in people can hide. We are on to the
Cheltenham," said Jane. "This luna- developers to finish the job."
tic has got a lot to answer for; I want However the problems have re-
y
this coward to explain himself." duced recentl after PCSO Rachel
Any witnesses to the incident Messam and Dave Gallagher
should call Swindon Police sector started to demonstrate a uniformed
team hotline on 507899. presence in the area.

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The series of six workshops funded by the Wiltshire Police Crime
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