A PIONEERING project helping to reduce the number of rough sleepers, street drinkers and people begging in Liverpool city centre has been given the green light for another year.
New figures reveal that since launching two years ago, Project ADDER has supported thousands of disruptions against criminal gangs selling drugs in England and Wales and helped thousands of people into drug treatment, including in Liverpool.
Taxi licensing officials in Liverpool have issued scores of cautions and defect notices to private hire and hackney drivers over the last month in a bid to improve standards and enforce the law.
Merseyside Police and partners including Liverpool City Council are pledging their commitment to invest in prevention with new force teams and a new force approach to help make the area a safer place to live, work and visit.
New lighting, CCTV and a speaker system have been installed in St Johns Gardens in Liverpool city centre following a successful funding bid by Merseyside Police.