Preston council’s Respect Our City campaign advertises a number of rules in an attempt to make sure revellers do not cause misery for residents and businesses over the festive period.<\/p>\n
Signs around the Lancashire city list “Rules ‘Round Town” such as “No ‘Effin & ‘Jeffin” and “No Aggro”.<\/p>\n
Other reminders are “No Pavement Pizza”, which shows a character being sick in the street, and “Don’t Pee Anti-Social” which depicts someone urinating in a public place.<\/p>\n
The campaign is also designed to clamp down on swearing, spitting, litter-dropping and dog fouling.<\/p>\n
Police can give out fixed penalty notices of up to \u00a380 for various public order offences while council officers can impose \u00a375 on-the-spot fines for litter offences.<\/p>\n
Posters have been put up in shops, restaurants and takeaways in the city centre and stickers will be used on beer mats in pubs and clubs.<\/p>\n
Later this week, 10ft banners will be displayed on the sides of buses.<\/p>\n
Councillor Kate Calder said: “Christmas is a great time to visit Preston and enjoy festive nights out and shopping trips, but we want people to respect the city and each other when they are out and about.<\/p>\n
“We want people to enjoy the festivities, drink safely and behave in a responsible way. The police can use a number of enforcement methods if they catch anyone behaving in an anti-social way.”<\/p>\n
Inspector Stuart Whittle, from Lancashire Constabulary, said: “Preston has a lot to offer and we want everyone to enjoy themselves, especially as we enter the Christmas season.<\/p>\n
“We hope that the Respect Our City campaign will encourage people to think about their behaviour and take pride in our city.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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