Posters of people with Anti-Social Behaviour Orders will be displayed in the town centre in what is the first scheme of its kind in the country.

The posters will feature pictures of the troublemakers, information about their ASBOs and what to do if people see them causing a nuisance.

They will be put on one of the town's public information pillars and are intended as a deterrent to yobbish behaviour and to help enforce ASBO bans.

The flagship project will be launched next Wednesday and will also see police campaigns being promoted on the pillar.
The idea was the brainchild of Insp Steve Jackson, head of Bridlington police, Sgt Richard Kirven and town centre manager Denise Cowling.

Insp Jackson said: "We wanted somewhere to put pictures of people with ASBOs and display information.

"We can't use shop windows because shopkeepers could be at risk and become victims. If someone decides they are going to damage the public information pillar they will be caught on CCTV."

Mrs Cowling said: "We want to let the community know what the neighbourhood policing team does."

Information about people with ASBOs will be updated regularly on the 8ft pillar.

Insp Jackson said: "People may see these people causing a problem every day of the week but they don't think to tell us.

"If they know these people have an ASBO and there is a more serious issue they might then tell us about it."

There will be four photographs of people with ASBOs to start with and the rest of the pillar will be used to advertise campaigns such as the recent knife amnesty.

The pillar will also display contact numbers for various organisations.

The first campaign to be highlighted will be Rat on a Rat, which is being run by Crimestoppers to crack down on drugs.
Other organisations will be allowed to use the pillar, for example the fire service to warn about the dangers of fireworks.

Mrs Cowling said: "We want to take community policing back to the community. People may look at the pillar and think the town is full of not very nice people but every town has that and we are trying to combat it.

"The pillar allows you to identify people and see they already have an ASBO."

Mrs Cowling manages the pillars for Bridlington and approached the company which produces them four months ago to explain the idea, which is due to be rolled out in other parts of the country soon.

Mrs Cowling said: "We want to combat anti-social behaviour. We want to make Bridlington not only a nice place to view but a nice place to live and feel safe in."

Insp Jackson said: "We want to improve month on month, year on year and I don't think we will ever go back."

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