That wonderful 'night time economy'

• Captain Haddock

  • Location: Marlinspike Hall
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  10 May 2018     13:20343601
  #1      
  Canterbury this time getting a bit of bad press (x2):-
  
  http://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/smashing-spree-blights-traders-182793/
  
  http://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/sophisticated-by-day-but-sleazy-at-night-182782/
  "The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
  
  Dr. Hunter S Thompson
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  10 May 2018     13:38343603
  #2      
  Been like that in Canterbury for a few years now with feral youths doing what they want. A lively town/city centre needs policing and there are just not enough officers to keep control.
• Guest 1467

  • Registered: 30 Jan 2015
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  10 May 2018     14:50343604
  #3      
  It just shows - we're all like it really, but I think Canterbury get more than their fair share due to the Uni and College though.
• Jan Higgins

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  10 May 2018     17:57343610
  #4      
   howard mcsweeney1 wrote:

  A lively town/city centre needs policing and there are just not enough officers to keep control.

  
  
  Tragically true for everywhere, not enough visible police means the troublemakers and those who operate outside of the law do just as they please.
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• TheThinWhiteDuke

  • Registered: 7 Jul 2016
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  10 May 2018     23:29343621
  #5      
  Wasn't helped of course by one of the London Councils (Lewisham? Lambeth?) buying up a load of old government housing in Canterbury and moving a lot of of their (possibly) problem tenants their. Iirc.
• Captain Haddock

  • Location: Marlinspike Hall
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  10 May 2018     23:45343622
  #6      
  It's getting lively in Herne Bay too! http://www.kentonline.co.uk/herne-bay/news/acid-threat-made-to-toilet-staff-182796/
  "The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
  
  Dr. Hunter S Thompson
• Pablo

  • Registered: 21 Mar 2018
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  11 May 2018     07:36343624
  #7      
  I was at school in Canterbury all through the 1960s and it was the same then. That was before UKC was founded so there were few students above school age. Most of the aggro then was either mods v rockers or local skinheads v the Army lads from Howe Barracks.
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  11 May 2018     08:48343627
  #8      
   TheThinWhiteDuke wrote:

  Wasn't helped of course by one of the London Councils (Lewisham? Lambeth?) buying up a load of old government housing in Canterbury and moving a lot of of their (possibly) problem tenants their. Iirc.

  
  
  
  Redbridge.
• Captain Haddock

  • Location: Marlinspike Hall
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  11 May 2018     15:51343632
  #9      
  Broadstairs this time! http://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/four-assaulted-on-beach-182869/
  
  Personally I blame Global Warming! https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/hot-weather-bank-holiday-violent-crime-wave_uk_5af180d2e4b0c4f19326a7ac
  "The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
  
  Dr. Hunter S Thompson