As always now seems to be the case, alcohol is at the root of the problem. Many people worked hard for that party, and nobody wants to see foulness and yobbery, especially at a family event.

As someone who enjoys a pint or two of Mr Wood's amber nectar, I certainly do not want to seem a kill joy, however drunkeness and yobbery is far too evident everywhere and the authorities, and the parents of those usually young people responsible, are markedly absent when it comes to stopping it.

Indeed with these public offences, I believe parents should be made far more accountable, for the behaviour of their children.

Only a month ago an officer from West Lindsey, was quoted in your paper, as not being able to support a drinking in public ban in Market Rasen. Why?

Was the true reason, the inability to enforce the ban? Surely with all the new PCSos around, funded by the ratepayers, they should be given the training and the blessing of the Chief Constable, to enforce local bylaws, if brought in by the elected councillors of the community - especially if it is the case that our own local professional boys and girls in blue, are too stretched to enforce their statutory duties because of a shortfall in government funding.

I ran a restaraunt in Brigg for five years. One of the reasons for its eventual closure was the behaviour of drunken youngsters on Friday and Saturday evenings, shouting and swearing obscenities, carrying glasses and bottles between pubs, passed our restaurant, frightening and ruining the evening out, for many of our customers eating at the Baytree.

Tourists from overseas are horified by the behaviour of thids minority and amazed that the Brirtish public puts up with it.

Lewis Strange,
Local district and county councillor