Landlords come together to tackle bad behaviour with app
Badly behaved punters are in for a rude awakening if they step out of line in any of Walsall town centre’s pubs.
Walsall Pubwatch who have a new app which is being by venues in Walsall. At Poptastic in Walsall the chairman of Walsall Pub Watch Daniel Morris withdoor security staff and police. Daniel holding the logo with Mike Downing who is part of the security at Equator.
The Walsall Pubwatch group, consisting of owners and managers at the towns most popular nightlife spots, have joined forces to create an app that allows them to interact with each other and keep on top of any criminal behaviour.
The app, which is now being sold across the country, allows information about troublemakers to be passed around quickly, so if somebody creates a problem at one site, landlords across the town centre will soon know and can make a decision as to whether they will be allowed back in.
Daniel Morris, chairman of Walsall Pubwatch, said: “Walsall Pubwatch is a scheme set up with the aim to reduce crime and disorder in pubs and clubs.
“Supported by the police, it is a national initiative, which has proven to reduce violence and other types of criminal acts such as vandalism.
“The scheme works by creating links between Walsall licensees and Local Authorities and allowing information to be passed quickly between each other, such as the identity of troublemakers.
“It also provides a forum where licensees can share problems and solutions.
“We have brought it together and are now looking to sell it to other Pubwatch groups around the country.
“It takes the banned from one, banned from all phrase to a new level.”
Story and photographs courtesy of Express and Starr www.expressandstar.com 12/6/17
