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Article: Drinkers under fire for making area look bad
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- Bath Chronicle, The
- Article date:
- September 11, 2008
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Businesses and residents have united in condemning the impact of
street drinking on the city centre.
The Federation of Bath Residents' Associations - which speaks for
thousands of members of local groups - says the problem is a "key
issue".
Vice-chair Nigel Websper said: "People are very concerned about
the threat or fear of harm much more than the actuality of it.
"There are a huge number of people, often with dogs, drinking in
the centre of town and the park.
"I have never been anywhere in the world that has the same
problems we do here. For a World Heritage centre it is awful."
Michael Brett, co-chair of the city centre Abbey Residents'
Association, said: "This has been a problem for ...