POLICE are inviting residents in Westhoughton to join them on a troubleshootingtour of their neighbourhood.
Officers will lead a community walk around the town centre where they have been working to stamp out anti-social behaviour and underage on-street drinking.
The walk, on Thursday night, will allow residents and business owners to highlight policing and safety concerns, point out trouble hotspots and areas where they feel threatened.
The walk will leave Carnegie Hall, next to Westhoughton Town Hall, at 6pm and will take in Victoria Street, Market Street, King Street and Central Park before finishing at the Community College in Central Drive.
Similar walks have taken place in Tonge Fold and Hall i' th' Wood.
Bolton West Area Inspector Mohammed Razaq, said: "These walks present local people with an ideal opportunity to actually show us issues such as anti-social behaviour, litter, graffiti and underage drinking that cause them distress. Please come and join us on the walk and play your part in fighting crime and protecting people in your neighbourhood."
Last month police in Westhoughton announced the success of their anti-social behaviour crackdown, Operation Anvil, which was launched in April following complaints about rowdy youth behaviour in the town centre on Friday and Saturday nights.
There have been 181 reports involving anti-social youths since the start of the operation, compared to 257 in the same April to August period last year.
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