18 October 2008
The Safer Harlow Partnership will be launching OPERATION: Bang Out of Order on Saturday (18 October) which aims to reduce anti-social behaviour incidents during the Halloween and Firework period.
21 August 2008
Harlow Council, Essex County Council and Essex County Council Trading Standards have been cracking down on underage drinking.
The three organisations have been working together for the last 18 months and the partnership continued with a new assault during the summer.
The crackdown focused on handing out information to licensed premises, parents and young people and joint street operations to seize alcohol from young people drinking in the streets.
7 August 2008
Underage drinking is a problem in all cities and towns and in Harlow three organisations Harlow Council, Essex County Council Trading Standards and Essex Police supported by the Safer Harlow Partnership are cracking down on it.
For the last 18 months the organisations have been working together and the focus is now on a new assault, which includes targeting drinking during the Summer. Using a combination of education and test purchasing, there will be a nine month programme aimed at ensuring minors are not able to obtain alcohol from off sales premises either by buying it themselves or by getting someone to go in and buy it for them.