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 sur...