New group will tackle Oswestry teen drinking problem
Friday 20th May 2011, 12:13PM BST.
A group set up to tackle Oswestry’s under-age drinking problem was launched today.
The Oswestry Community Alcohol Partnership (Os-CAP) officially kicked off today at The Pedigree in Shrewsbury Road.
More than 40 people attended the inaugural meeting of Os-CAP and heard that the group was determined to tackle the underage alcohol problem once and for all.
Preparations began in January after a similar pilot scheme was organised in Ludlow and it is planned to run the Oswestry partnership until October.
Frances Darling, Shropshire Council trading standards manager and chair of Os-CAP, said that it was “critical” the partnership worked.
He said: “We are excited about the group.
“They are very positive about what we can achieve in the next few months.
“It has been a problem in Oswestry for a long time.
“If you ask anybody they won’t deny the history.”
He added: “It is critical the partnership works together.”
Shropshire Councillor Martin Bennett said: “Drinking is a problem for the whole community.
“Hopefully we will start to see some improvements,” he added.
Philip Loring, community alcohol partnership officer from the Retail of Alcohol Standards Group, said: “We started work with Shropshire Council in Ludlow.”
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