Anti-social behaviour "scared and intimidated" people in St Neots.
People being drunk, urinating in public, and acting in an intimidating way are some of the issues being faced by those living in the Eynesbury area of St Neots.
A Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) has been agreed by Huntingdonshire District Council to make certain actions a criminal offence in order to try and tackle the anti-social behaviour issues.
Anyone who breaches the order could be issued with a £100 fine, or they could be prosecuted and face a potential maximum penalty of £1,000.
Photo: A map showing the area covered by the PSPO
Officers said the perpetrators had predominantly been identified as people staying at the Nag’s Head Hotel, in Buckley Street, which is being used to provide temporary accommodation by a number of councils.
Under the order it will be an offence to have an open vessel containing alcohol or another intoxicating substance, and someone will commit an offence if they are believed to have taken an illegal narcotic substance for personal recreational use.
It will also be an offence for someone to camp on public land, or to defecate or urinate in any public place within the order area.
Someone will also commit an offence if they act in a way that is considered to be “harassing, alarming or distressing to others” in the area covered by the PSPO.
The order is due to be put in place for three years with the district council planning to review it annually
Striker Shayne Lavery joins Cambridge United
Firefighters tackle major blaze at Cambridgeshire services
Motorcyclist dies in crash near Coton
What to know ahead of the Burwell Carnival
