For a few weeks, residents of Brook Street in Cheadle have been suffering with anti-social behaviour from a small number of youths coming or going to the brook or the Barnes Hospital site. Security guards at Barnes Hospital have also faced abuse.

Police have been working with residents to resolve this, including more patrols and a high visibility presence. A case of suspected racial abuse is also being dealt with.

The outcome so far is positive, though none of us want to count any chickens before they’re hatched, and these things do have a habit of bubbling up again.

I’d like to thank the police for the work they’ve been putting into sorting out this issue, and urge residents anywhere to report anti-social behaviour when it crops up. It is a priority for the Police and we all understand just how big an effect it can have on people’s lives.

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