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| BOOZE BAN IN STREETS |
Town Hall plans alcohol-free zone
throughout borough
DRINKING alcohol outside could be banned throughout Camden
under a new scheme currently being hatched at the Town Hall, the
New Journal has learned.
Private discussions between council chiefs and police are centring
on the possibility of creating a massive Controlled Drinking Zone
(CDZ) covering the whole of the borough.
The measure, which gives police the power to confiscate alcohol
from street drinkers, is currently used only in the booze hotspot
around Camden Town Underground Station.
But with a 12-month pilot project almost up, crime-busters think
the project could work as a borough-wide strategy.
Tight-lipped council officials were keeping mum on the possibility
of creating a bigger zone but police insiders say that discussions
have already taken place in a series of high-level meetings.
A Town Hall press official said on Tuesday: “Nothing has been
ruled in and nothing has been ruled out.”
An extension of the CDZ scheme would be widely welcomed in Hampstead
where residents and traders have long campaigned for action to be
taken against street drinkers in South End Green.
But officials must first prove the success of the Camden Town scheme
which has fallen under the microscope after the New Journal revealed
how hardened drinkers were ignoring the ban last week.
A council spokesman said: “The Camden Town Controlled Drinking
Zone will run as a trial until November. We will then be reviewing
how well it has worked and make a set of recommendations for how
best to use these zones in the future.” |
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