Positive results to campaign to cut anti-social behaviour

A TEAM of agencies toured Illogan in a proactive attempt to combat anti social behaviour and other neighbourhood issues.

Representatives of Coastline Housing, Cornwall Council's anti social behaviour team and Illogan's neighbourhood police team knocked on doors and listened to residents' concerns.

Adam Nicholls, Coastline's tenancy management coordinator, said: "What we find is that people are afraid to come forward with their concerns, some are unaware where to go if there is a problem.

"We want to show people that there is plenty of help out there and how many agencies there are out there working together on their behalf."

Hot spots

The representatives also visited known hot spots in the village to prevent a number of issues becoming more serious.

The visit follows on from other initiatives that have taken place in the area over the last year or so, including the voluntary curfew in Redruth and operation "tippit", which was aimed at street drinking.

Mr Nicholls said: "We received a very positive reaction on the doorstep.

"People were happy to talk to us and let us into their homes.

"There are a number of issues to be addressed in the village, but the general consensus was that Illogan is a really nice place to live."

PC Tim Roberts, Illogan's neighbourhood beat manager, described it as "an excellent afternoon for partnership community engagement".

Opportunity

He said: "From our point of view it was a good opportunity to meet up with partner agencies and residents to discuss their issues/concerns. I believe it clearly demonstrated to Coastline tenants that we are all working together with their best interests at heart.

"It was a good opportunity to get feedback from them on how safe they felt and what they expected from the local police.

"It also gave us the opportunity to advise some people of things like PACT meetings and how they can get their concerns heard and addressed, and also how they can participate in community groups such as residents associations and the Illogan Christmas lights committee."