POLICE in Wellington will continue to press for extra resources to help stem the tide of anti-social behaviour in the town.

Wellington had recently faced an upsurge in problems with trouble-making youths and more police officers were drafted in to try and sort out the situation.

Members of Wellington Town Council were told at their latest meeting that increased manpower had had the desired results with a significant reduction in problems.

But councillors were wary that if the increased resources were removed from Wellington then problems could return.

PCSO Victoria Henderson told councillors that an increase in police resources in recent weeks had helped curb a spiralling trend of anti-social behaviour in the town, well-publicised in the WWN.

She said patrols had been increased in and around the town, along with police officers on horseback, while police had also carried out stop/searches on people and given out dispersal orders to trouble-makers.

“Our sergeant pushed hard to get more resources in Wellington to help with the issues and things have quietened down, thank goodness – touch wood,” she said.

PCSO Henderson said the police would continue to stress to the powers-that-be that the extra resources were needed in Wellington. “It’s been working well,” she said.

Cllr James Hunt said: “We don’t want to see all these extra resources go and the problems come back again, and all the hard work is undone.”

Cllr Bob Bowrah added: “I’m pleased to see the extra police presence in the town and long may it continue.”

PCSO Henderson said the police were working with partner agencies to try and get to the root of the problems. “We are all working from the same page,” she added.