Local councillor Phil Edwards and North Wales Police have teamed up to try and stop some Coleg Llandrillo Cymru pupils from verbally abusing local people, drinking in public, and driving too fast along residential roads.

Kate Astley, of Marlborough Road, has had numerous encounters with young people loitering in a grave yard near her back garden.

She said: "Students amass at the back drinking. It came to a head when we caught three lads trying to climb over our fence - we had to put a wrought iron gate up.

"It has got worse over the last 12 months. We've had groups of students coming down the road throwing stones. And they have also been using our roads like a race track - an elderly neighbour of mine is scared to go out.

"It's a small minority but they are giving the college a bad name."

Cllr Phil Edwards has received many complaints from residents living near the college.
He said: "The residents in this area of Rhos are at their wits end and the college seems incapable or unwilling to do anything about it. People's property is being damaged, elderly residents are being verbally abused and some students are openly drinking and suspected drug taking in the area.

"The residential roads are clogged up because they can't be bothered to park inside the college and the students throw vast amounts of litter about, even where are plenty of bins provided and we have to spend rate payers money to go and clear up after them.

"The immediate plan is to arrange a meeting and to get them to take some responsibility for the actions of their students outside the college.

"I don't want to see kids being arrested of given hefty fines; I just want them to behave themselves."

District Inspector Jane Banham has also become involved in trying to address the issues of anti-social behaviour.

She said: "We have
been working in partnership with Cllr Edwards and our Neighbourhood Policing Team have been knocking on doors and asking residents to report and incidents straight away.

"We are trying to arrange a meeting with the principal of the college. We feel that the college must take some responsibility."

But Principal of Coleg Llandrillo Cymru, Huw Evans, is adamant that any unlawful acts involving students are quickly dealt with.

He said: "We obviously take any complaints from residents very seriously and respond accordingly. If we find any students stepping out of line on or out of college property we take steps.

"We have extended our security into the local residential areas, but some issues raised were not even our students. Should there be any evidence we will take direct action - we can't take action if it is nothing to do with us. We, of course, want to have a good relationship with local residents."

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