Publicity

We believe it is important to let the public know about the work we are doing to tackle anti-social behaviour.

We do not have a greater problem with anti-social behaviour within Blyth Valley than anywhere else. We do take the problem seriously and will do all we can through a broad range of measure to tackle the problem in a comprehensive and holistic way.

We believe that by being pro-active in publicising our work we can:

• Deter other would be perpetrators,
• Build the confidence of the community to report problems safe in the knowledge that help is available.
• Engage the community in helping us enforce any legal orders that we secure. 

You can read about some of our successes in the press releases contained on this page.

Press Releases

Here are some press releases from our archives.

• Double trouble for nuisance neighbours
  A rowdy couple from Blyth have been warned to stop disturbing their neighbours or face jail
• ASBI man faces jail
  A Blyth man has been warned not to break his Anti-social Behaviour Injunction again or face six months in prison.
• Three families given eviction warning
  Parents of children responsible for anti-social and criminal incidents in Blyth Valley have been warned they could face eviction from their council homes.
• Double trouble for unruly tenants
  Two households from Blyth are this week counting the cost of their anti-social behaviour after they were made subject to court orders. Both have been warned to behave or face eviction.
• New officer to tackle domestic violence
  A new officer has been appointed in Blyth Valley to continue the fight against domestic violence in the borough. June Carlisle replaces Suzanne Harker who recently left Blyth Valley Borough Council to take up a position with Northumbria Police.
• Violent partner ordered to keep away
  A Northumberland man was told by a court this week to keep away from his former partner or face immediate arrest.
• Adults warned against supplying alcohol
  Officers from Northumbria Police and Blyth Valley Housing anti-social behaviour unit have issued a fresh warning to adults who buy alcohol for under-age drinkers.
• Nuisance neighbours booted out
  A tenant who failed to control the behaviour of her children and pay rent arrears has been evicted from her home in Blyth.
• Youngster wins respect
  A brave teenager from Blyth has become one of the youngest ever winners of a national award for fighting back against anti-social behaviour
• Clean up your act or be evicted
  A judge warned a Cramlington woman, who appeared in court on Thursday (May 3), to stop storing drugs in her home or face eviction.
• Survey shows tenants happier in their homes
  Blyth Valley Housing is celebrating the results of a recent survey, which shows that tenants feel much safer and content in their homes compared to 2001.
• Crackdown on criminal damage
  Blyth Valley Housing anti-social behaviour unit and Northumbria Police have teamed up to introduce a new initiative to the area in an effort to crackdown on criminal damage.
• One More Strike and You’re Out
  A Blyth man could face immediate arrest if he breaches a court injunction ordering him to cease threatening employees of a local council and its housing management company.
• MP goes on patrol
  Member of Parliament for Blyth Valley, Ronnie Campbell got a close up view of anti-social behaviour in his area last week.
• Partners Remove Unruly Tenants
  Unruly tenants who made the lives of their neighbours in Blyth a misery have lost their homes after residents in the street decided to take a stand.
• Hollywood comes to Blyth Valley
  Youngsters from Blyth Community College have played a starring role highlighting anti-social behaviour.
• Last chance for unruly tenant
  A Blyth woman has been given a last chance to clean up her act or face eviction from her council home following a court ruling last week
• Prison visits hailed a success
  Youngsters from Blyth were shown the harsh realities of life behind bars when they visited a high security prison in Durham.
• Brother and sister banned from family home
  A council tenant has been warned that she would lose her Northumberland home if she continued to allow her family to wreak havoc in the area.
• Jail threat for ASBO tenants
  A Cramlington couple who used threatening and abusive behaviour to neighbours have been warned by a court that they could go to jail if they do it again.
• Four year ASBO for teen terror
  A youngster from Blyth has been given a four-year anti-social behaviour order after a catalogue of disorderly behaviour.
• Jail threat for injunction breach
  A man who was given an injunction in July 2006 for threatening a council officer faces jail after breaching it.
• Fight back against disorder.
  Residents in the Isabella and Newsham Farm area are fighting back against a small minority of youths who have plagued the area over recent months.
• Family must behave or face eviction
  A family, who blighted the lives of their neighbours for over two years, have had their council tenancy demoted due to their unruly behaviour
• Summers’ suspended sentence
  A Blyth man who was given an injunction for the violence he inflicted on his former partner has been given a suspended sentence for breaching it.
• Tenants give up before court action
  Residents in two Northumberland streets are now getting used to a peaceful life after the departure of two anti-social neighbours.
  
• Victim of abuse now safe from former partner
  A Northumberland woman who suffered abuse from her former partner is now safe thanks to a court injunction brought by the local authority’s anti-social behaviour officers.
• Signed up to Respect
  Blyth Valley Housing is one of the first to sign up to a new Respect standard.
• Mother warned about drunken behaviour
  A Northumberland mother faces eviction if she does not alter her behaviour
• Jail for ASBO Drunk
  A Blyth man who had an ASBO imposed on him last year is now behind bars for breaching it.
• Injunction for Stalker
  A Northumberland man was told by a court this week to keep away from his former partner or face immediate arrest.
• Racist abuse leads to injunction
  A Blyth woman was told by a court this week to stop using racist behaviour or face immediate arrest.
• Eviction for man who supplied false information
  A Blyth man who falsified information has been told he is to be evicted from his council flat.
• Violent Partner ordered to Keep Away
  A Northumberland man was told by a court this week to keep away from his former partner or face immediate arrest.
• Time called on disorderly drinking
  Blyth Valley Council has called time on alcohol-fuelled disorder
• Illegal Bikers caught on Film
  A Blyth woman has had her garage repossessed
• New Focus on Domestic Violence
  we have joined forces with the Council
• Nuisance Bikes Targeted
  A joint operation between Blyth Valley Housing and the Police
• Housebreaker Ordered Out
  A prolific offender has had an injunction placed on him by courts
• Racist Ordered to Stop
  A Blyth woman has been ordered to stop her racist abuse
• Order Sobers Drunken Man
  A 46 year old man who harrassed locals gets an ASBO
• Injunction Success
  Two Cramlington Residents were today counting the cost
• Yob narrowly escapes jail
  James Wooden narrowly escaped jail today
• Violent Yob Ordered Out of Street
  Residents in a quiet street were today celebrating
• Tenant told to mend his ways!
  A tenant has been given a final warning
• Tenant gets Final Warning
  A Cramlington woman has been given a final warning
• Menace Told to Keep Out
  Residents are now safer following an order against a local menace
• You Can’t Escape the Camera’s
  Shoppers using a busy centre
• Police swoop on Burglars
  Northubria Police announce a success against regions burglars
• Noise Must Stop
  A noisy neighbour faces legal action
• First Succes for Anti Social Behaviour Unit
  The new Anti Social Behaviour Unit has claimed its first success
• Anti-Social Behaviour Stinks - Give us your views
  As our new Anti-Social Behaviour Unit goes live we want to hear what you think

Further Information

You can obtain further information from the following:

ASB Unit, Blyth Valley Housing, Dinsdale House, 75 Marine Terrace, Blyth NE24 2LN.

Telephone: ASB Unit Hotline 01670 542060

Typetalk service prefix number 18001

EMail: Anti-Social Behaviour Unit