Scunthorpe licensees hail plastic pints

20/11/2009

LICENSEES have reported a drop in night-time disorder, one year after a Scunthorpe Pubwatch scheme introduced plastic glasses to the town centre.

The number of glassings dropped immediately after the introduction of polycarbonate glasses with two throughout December 2008 and January 2009 compared with five in the same period the previous year.

...Steve Turner, licensing manager for Humberside Police, said: "The numbers of glass related incidents have reduced, but there are still bottles being used as weapons, but fortunately there have been no serious injuries...

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Award for drink-violence project

18/11/2009

A partnership between university researchers and police in Cardiff to reduce alcohol-related violence has been given an award.

The approach, ranging from looking at pub opening hours, bar design to the use of plastic glasses, has already been adopted by other cities.

..."The immediately obvious solution, which had an instantaneous benefit, was to put pressure on clubs and city centre pubs open late to adopt plastic glasses or one's made from toughened glass."...

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