Taxi marshalls return for rugby weekends
Taxi marshals will be helping rugby revellers in Llanelli to get home safely during this year’s Six Nations championship.
The marshals will be based at Island Place between 11pm and 4am on Friday, February 4 and Saturday, March 19.
The championship starts on Friday night with Wales V England at 7.45pm and finishes on March 19 with an afternoon of rugby starting with Scotland V Italy at 2.30pm, followed by Ireland V England at 5pm and finally France V Wales at 7.45pm.
It is hoped the marshals, funded by the Community Safety Partnership, will help to cut anti-social behaviour and alcohol-related crime in the town centre as well as protect the public and reduce the fear of crime.
In addition, there will be proactive, high-visibility policing and visits to licensed premises.
Community Safety Inspector Tony Ward said: “Unfortunately, anti-social behaviour and alcohol-induced violence can often occur once people leave late-night bars and nightclubs. By having marshals, we can try to make sure that people are able to leave the town centres by taxi as safely and quickly as possible to reduce this risk.
“This is one of a number of initiatives that we are working on to combat late-night anti-social behaviour and alcohol-related crime in the town centres.”
Match-days are traditionally very busy for the county’s pubs and for police so the Community Safety Partnership is encouraging fans to drink sensibly and look after their friends.
Executive board member for community safety Councillor Pam Palmer said: “We want to ensure that people have a safe and trouble-free night out; we want them to know their limits and to think about their own personal safety and the safety of others.”
The Community Safety Partnership, which includes the council and police as well as a number of other agencies, is committed to tackling violent and alcohol-related crime which has been identified as a key priority.
The marshals will be based at Island Place between 11pm and 4am on Friday, February 4 and Saturday, March 19.
The championship starts on Friday night with Wales V England at 7.45pm and finishes on March 19 with an afternoon of rugby starting with Scotland V Italy at 2.30pm, followed by Ireland V England at 5pm and finally France V Wales at 7.45pm.
It is hoped the marshals, funded by the Community Safety Partnership, will help to cut anti-social behaviour and alcohol-related crime in the town centre as well as protect the public and reduce the fear of crime.
In addition, there will be proactive, high-visibility policing and visits to licensed premises.
Community Safety Inspector Tony Ward said: “Unfortunately, anti-social behaviour and alcohol-induced violence can often occur once people leave late-night bars and nightclubs. By having marshals, we can try to make sure that people are able to leave the town centres by taxi as safely and quickly as possible to reduce this risk.
“This is one of a number of initiatives that we are working on to combat late-night anti-social behaviour and alcohol-related crime in the town centres.”
Match-days are traditionally very busy for the county’s pubs and for police so the Community Safety Partnership is encouraging fans to drink sensibly and look after their friends.
Executive board member for community safety Councillor Pam Palmer said: “We want to ensure that people have a safe and trouble-free night out; we want them to know their limits and to think about their own personal safety and the safety of others.”
The Community Safety Partnership, which includes the council and police as well as a number of other agencies, is committed to tackling violent and alcohol-related crime which has been identified as a key priority.
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