Noise disturbances in Bournemouth could be a thing of the past come the Summer!!

Noise disturbances from licensed premises may be a thing of the past for residents in the centre of Bournemouth.

In a meeting of Bournemouth Councillors on Monday Rob White, Head of Regulatory Services, said he wanted to create a patrol of officers that will deal with noise disturbances from licensed premises.

Poole, as Mr White said: “Got a night service around eight years ago.” Mr White said: “Poole is different from Bournemouth as we have more licensed premises and licensed premises are a big problem.” He went on to explain that in order for the scheme to be put in place, funding from the council would be needed, and the outcome of this request will not be known until April when the budget for this year is released by Bournemouth Council.

Mr White said that the scheme could be introduced in the summer, depending on funding and it would involve two to three officers being made available on Friday and Saturday nights from 8pm until 2am.

Cllr Russell, who fully supports the scheme, said: “I am very impressed by Poole.” He said Bournemouth should work in partnership with Poole to create what Cllr Russell described as “one unit.” Mr White agreed, saying: “Partnership is a brilliant idea.”

The aim for the future of the night scheme would be to have six to eight officers patrolling Saturday to Monday nights. Cllr Russell said: “It would cost quite a lot of money: we need to gauge the funding.”