THEY left home to enjoy three years of lectures and weekend parties in a historic Hampshire city.

But the fun might be over for Winchester students as university bosses try to shut down an online 'burn book' filled with raunchy pictures and tales of campus debauchery.

Crude images posted on Winchester Confessions include a streaker in the student village, youngsters left unconscious in stairwells and even what looks like public sex outside the Student Union.

The page has sparked fresh clashes with residents over the city's rowdy students. Winchester University and Student Union have reported the page to Facebook and threatened to clamp down on troublemakers amid fears it could lead to bullying.

More than 3,000 people are following the page, which allows users to anonymously 'burn' their peers with embarrassing stories and photos.

Many posts are too explicit to reprint but others include: "Can the guy in Burma road Block A close his curtains next time he wants to walk around naked in his room?"

Another said: "To the girl in history lectures with half blonde, half black hair please stop picking you're nose and then proceed to eating it! Gross."

It comes after a battle to limit student housing on the Stanmore estate, where locals are sick of late-night parties keeping children awake, freshers damaging cars and even sex on the street.

The problem got so bad that residents have threatened legal action and organised a petition of almost 350 signatures.

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Campaign leader Amanda Chard said Winchester Confessions demonstrated the “shocking” behaviour which is causing trouble in Stanmore.

“Bearing in mind the protests of innocence from students themselves and the university's standard response to complaints of 'how do you know it's our students', it's something of an own goal,” she said.

Facebook was unavailable for comment, but its terms of service ban bullying, harassment and “pages that identify and shame private individuals”.

A Winchester University spokesman said it “does not condone the behaviour highlighted by the Winchester Confessions Facebook page.

“Disciplinary action will be taken against students who can be identified as engaging in, for example, bullying or harassment via Winchester Confessions.”