Regulations 'must be enforced if anything is going to change'

A Preston councillor who has spearheaded efforts to tackle antisocial behaviour in his patch - which has been plagued by problems - says the newly-approved measures must be actively enforced in order to bring about "real change".

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Suleman Sarwar, who represents the St. Matthew's ward, has repeatedly raised concerns about nuisance and dangerous activity in the area - including by trying to secure the removal of a phone box which often finds itself engaged with drug-taking, defecation and prostitution.

BT said it could not remove the facility - at the junction of Meadow Street and East View in Deepdale - because too many people still make calls from it.

However, the blighted box will sit just within the new PSPO area and so could now become a target for enforcement.