binge drinking
Cider drinkers all over the country are today wishing that they could put Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling through a cider press for taxing their favourite bevvy by a whopping 10%! The budget has already being dubbed as the 'Mangner' Carter by cider lovers. A Facebook group called 'LEAVE OUR CIDER ALONE!' was set up within hours of the announcement and as of this morning 15000 people had signed up.
It's been much documented on Pits'n'Pots, amongst pretty much every other form of media in the city, and beyond, the level of misbehaviour which now exists in our town centres come the moonlight hours. Revelers strut the streets of so-dubbed 'trendy' bars which ironically blast out has-been party hits from the nineties as teeny-somethings to those old enough to know a great deal better douse themselves in lager.
By Matt Taylor Those of you who have ever been into the Unicorn Inn will know that my little boozer in the heart of Hanley is far from a binge-drinker's paradise. Nor is it a haven for underage drinkers, trouble-makers or anyone else who might be associated with some of the less reputable haunts in the town.
Summer Teen Binge-Drinking Crackdown
19 Jun 2009
By Tony Walley. [caption id="attachment_1599" align="alignleft" width="64" caption="Rob Flello MP"][/caption] Stoke-on-Trent South Member of Parliament Rob Flello has today pledged his support for the Government’s crackdown on anti-social behaviour and teenage binge-drinking in Stoke-on-Trent. The Labour Government is launching a nationwide crackdown on teenage binge drinking during the summer holidays, with up to £1.4 million of new cash for 69 youth crime priority areas.
How much do bingers cost us - the taxpayer?
21 May 2009
By Matt Taylor Not long ago Stoke PCT decided to install a tent in Staples car park to house doctors and paramedics attending to the wounded in the ‘nightspots’ of Hanley on a Friday night. The situation in the area around Trinity Street in the city centre has gotten so bad that it’s now blocked off by great iron gates on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays to stop traffic travelling into the ‘no-go’ zone.
