Extra patrols to keep the streets safer

An initiative to keep a lid on drink-related trouble in Bath'scity centre will see additional police taking to the streets thiswinter.

Starting this weekend, revellers out on a Friday and Saturdaynight will see up to four extra PCs patrolling the streets with aview to making the centre a safer place.

A similar move in the summer saw a 43 per cent reduction in anti-social and violent crime.

The funding for the initiative is part of a grant Bath and NorthEast Somerset Council has negotiated with the Government to helpreduce violent crime in the area.

This will …