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UK drunks to be given 'booze zone' so they can drink in peace

Telegraph 01/06/2011 17:15
UK drunks to be given 'booze zone' so they can drink in peace - UK - Europe - lifestyle - drunk - society


Drunks in Colchester could be given a "booze zone" under controversial plans to keep problem drinkers away from other members of the public.



Police and councillors in Essex are considering the unusual move as a way of tackling the issue of anti-social drinkers who gather in the historic town centre.

The so-called "wet-zone" would allow problem drinkers to be given somewhere where they are free to consume alcohol without fear of being moved on by police, but away from shoppers and tourists.

The zones are popular in cities in the United States where they have been used successfully to keep drunks away from areas that are popular with visitors.



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