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Film will target young drinkers

11:30am Friday 18th March 2011

A NEW countrywide attack on under-age drinking and alcohol abuse is being spearheaded in Hampshire.

Yellow cards cut booze troubles

7:33am Friday 26th November 2010

THEY were introduced to tackle foul and drunken behaviour blighting Southampton city centre.

Child booze problem in city

5:29pm Tuesday 16th November 2010

CHILDREN as young as ten are being rushed into hospital after boozing on alcohol.

Penny a pint plan has been scrapped

10:10am Friday 26th February 2010

A Southampton bar’s plans to stage a controversial 1p per pint promotion have been scrapped after inquiries by the Daily Echo.

‘Shocking’ statistics on underage drinking

10:37am Tuesday 15th December 2009

MORE than 1,000 children in the south were caught abusing alcohol in a five-year period, latest official figures show.

Drink-drivers face text trap

11:52am Monday 30th November 2009

DRINK and drug-drivers could be caught out by a simple text message from fellow revellers this festive season.

How do we tackle our drink problem?

9:20am Sunday 22nd November 2009

IT’S billed as the Government’s ‘last resort’ to stop alcohol-fuelled violence and antisocial behaviour. But is creating an Alcohol Disorder Zone (ADZ) in one of Southampton’s most popular night-time areas – Bedford Place – the answer?

Eastleigh to tackle under-age drinkers

5:40am Saturday 21st November 2009

A PILOT project aimed at tackling under-age drinking in a Hampshire town could be rolled out to other parts of the country.

Clampdown on alcohol

7:40am Wednesday 11th November 2009

POLICE on the Isle of Wight have launched a community crackdown on antisocial behaviour on National Trust land on the Island.

Almost half of pubs serve to under aged

5:40am Thursday 5th November 2009

UNDER AGE drinkers can get served in almost half the pubs and off licences in one Hampshire town.

New crackdown on yobs

9:17am Wednesday 24th June 2009

COUNCIL chiefs are launching a new crackdown on drunken yobs.

Shame of city's binge drinkers

8:40am Sunday 10th May 2009

Significantly worse than the national average. . .

Hampshire supermarket banned from selling alcohol

12:46pm Wednesday 6th May 2009

A HAMPSHIRE supermarket has been banned from selling alcohol for 48 hours after repeatedly selling to underage people.

Fines for drunken louts fall by 40%

2:44pm Monday 27th April 2009

THE number of young people in Hampshire slapped with fines for drunken behaviour fell by 40 per cent in three years – bucking a national increase.

Antisocial behaviour is rife in Hampshire

2:05pm Tuesday 10th February 2009

MORE than 140,000 incidents of antisocial behaviour were recorded by Hampshire police last year, new figures have revealed.

Emergency help at hand for festive party revellers

6:50am Monday 22nd December 2008

DRUNKEN revellers left stranded or injured after a night out in Southampton this Christmas are being offered a safe haven.

Crackdown on underage boozing is working

4:14pm Tuesday 14th October 2008

OFFICERS are winning the battle against underage alcohol sales in Fareham.

Drinkers facing anti-booze zone

2:15pm Monday 6th October 2008

THE streets of a Hampshire town centre could be alcohol-free within three months.

‘Back off parents’

12:26pm Tuesday 3rd June 2008

Charity slams Government’s plans to cut teen drinking

Crackdown on teen drinkers

5:44am Thursday 7th February 2008

PATROLS targeting underage drinkers on the streets of Hampshire will be stepped up over half-term.

Police tackle antisocial behaviour with crackdown on street drinking

11:55am Wednesday 11th July 2007

HUNDREDS of pounds of alcohol has been seized from illegal street drinkers in Fareham after police launched a crackdown following the introduction of new laws in the district.

Parents’ input is needed to keep young off booze

2:37pm Tuesday 27th March 2007

Adults are targeted in campaign to reduce under-age drinking

Esther highlights potential perils of alcopops

4:27pm Monday 22nd January 2007

Mention alcopops and you are guaranteed to inflame TV presenter and Childline founder Esther Rantzen.

Alcohol hospital admissions soar for under-18s

9:20am Monday 1st January 2007

THE number of children and teenagers treated in Hampshire hospitals for alcohol-related illnesses has more than doubled in the past decade, official figures show.

Binge drinking campaign launched

7:40am Tuesday 12th December 2006

A HAMPSHIRE-wide campaign has been launched targeting binge-drinking and how it can end in rape or violence.

Seized in just 1 night!

3:57pm Monday 23rd October 2006

THIS is the haul of alcohol seized in just one evening in Hampshire police's latest crackdown on under-age drinking.

Under-age drinking is fuelling arson attacks

11:01am Wednesday 11th October 2006

UNDER-AGE drinking is playing a significant role in arson-related crime, which is costing Hamp-shire more than £100m each year.

Doctor helps launch poster campaign

2:36pm Tuesday 10th October 2006

TODAY Dr Roland Simpson, a GP for 18 years, from Brook House Surgery in Southampton helps launch a poster to spread the Keep Kids Sober message.

Kids and the perils of alcohol

11:17am Monday 9th October 2006

The intimidating bunch of youths swigging from bottles on the street corner. The alcohol-fuelled groups of loutish teens roaming our estates and parks.

Saints ace Bradley backs Echo campaign

11:14am Monday 9th October 2006

Southampton striker Bradley Wright-Phillips has issued a don't drink message to budding sports stars.