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Film will target young drinkers

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:30:00 +0000

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

Yellow cards cut booze troubles

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 07:33:09 +0000

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

Child booze problem in city

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:29:39 +0000

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

Penny a pint plan has been scrapped

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:10:00 +0000

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

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:37:05 +0000

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

Two pubs and off-licence fined

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:30:00 +0000

FINES have been slapped on two pubs and an off-licence who served alcohol to 14 and 15-year-old children.

Drink-drivers face text trap

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:52:27 +0000

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?

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:20:00 +0000

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

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:40:00 +0000

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

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:40:00 +0000

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

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:40:00 +0000

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

New crackdown on yobs

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:17:21 +0100

COUNCIL chiefs are launching a new crackdown on drunken yobs.

Shame of city's binge drinkers

Sun, 10 May 2009 08:40:00 +0100

Significantly worse than the national average. . .

Hampshire supermarket banned from selling alcohol

Wed, 06 May 2009 12:46:19 +0100

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%

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:44:33 +0100

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

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:05:49 +0000

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

City given £30,000 to help tackle booze crime

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:10:00 +0000

SOUTHAMPTON is being given a slice of a £1.5m Government fund to tackle alcohol-fuelled crime.

Emergency help at hand for festive party revellers

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:50:00 +0000

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

Village shops raise booze age limit to cut bad behaviour

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:30:00 +0100

SHOPS in a Hampshire village have raised the age limit for buying booze to 25 at weekends in a bid to cut anti-social behaviour.

Stores ban under 21s from buying alcohol

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:37:16 +0100

ANYONE aged under 21 will not be allowed to buy alcohol from shops in a Southampton community in a bid to cut the number of underage drinkers.

Crackdown on underage boozing is working

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:14:41 +0100

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

Drinkers facing anti-booze zone

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:15:31 +0100

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

‘Back off parents’

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:26:00 +0100

Charity slams Governments plans to cut teen drinking

Half-term blitz on under-age drinking

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:08:00 +0000

Police to swoop on city streets

Crackdown on teen drinkers

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:44:00 +0000

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

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:55:00 +0100

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.

Drinking ban on council-owned land considered

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:12:00 +0100

THE introduction of alcohol-free zones to clamp down on drunken yobs and booze fuelled vandalism will be discussed by Test Valley Borough Council today.

Parents’ input is needed to keep young off booze

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:37:00 +0100

Adults are targeted in campaign to reduce under-age drinking

Esther highlights potential perils of alcopops

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:27:00 +0000

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

Alcohol hospital admissions soar for under-18s

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 09:20:00 +0000

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

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 07:40:00 +0000

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

Bar vows to crack down on underage drinkers

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 07:55:00 +0000

A SOUTHAMPTON bar is pledging to crack down on underage drinkers with the help of a novel idea.

Young binge drinkers risking brain damage

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:25:00 +0000

UNDER-AGE binge drinkers could be causing themselves long-term brain damage, alarming new research claims.

Crackdown on adults who sell booze to kids

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:00:00 +0000

TRADING standards are clamping down on adults who sell booze to under age drinkers.

Seized in just 1 night!

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:57:00 +0100

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

£4m Know Your Limits drive to get message across

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:55:00 +0100

THE government's first national alcohol awareness campaign was launched today with adverts showing binge drinkers becoming the victim of horrifying accidents, rapes and beatings.

Yellow card scheme to be introduced for under-age drinkers

Sat, 21 Oct 2006 09:00:00 +0100

THEY are usually handed out for bad behaviour on a football pitch but now officers are dishing out yellow cards in a bid to stop under-age drinkers.

Under-age drinking is fuelling arson attacks

Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:01:00 +0100

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

Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:36:00 +0100

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.

Dazed, confused, drunk – and he’s just 11 years old

Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:35:00 +0100

A BOY stumbles along a Hampshire street dazed and confused in the early hours.

Help for alcohol related problems

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 12:34:00 +0100

National and local helplines and advice for parents at young people

Kids and the perils of alcohol

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 11:17:00 +0100

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

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 11:14:00 +0100

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