Published: 11 May 2026
From: Community
We want to hear your views on the potential renewal of a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO), which prohibits alcohol-related nuisance and antisocial behaviour across the town.
We first introduced the PSPO in 2020 and it was renewed in 2023 to address impacts that the behaviour of individuals under the influence of alcohol have on the local community and businesses. The town centre and Memorial Gardens have been impacted by the behaviour of individuals under the influence of alcohol.
Now, we are asking residents and businesses if they support the Alcohol Consumption PSPO being extended for another three years.
The order means that it’s an offence for anyone to refuse to stop drinking alcohol and/or hand over any alcohol in their possession when asked to do so without a reasonable excuse when asked to so by the police and authorised council officers.