A Dispersal Order has been put in place by Greater Manchester Police for the centre of Wigan over the weekend
The powers are in place from this afternoon until 3pm Sunday
There will be an increase in police presence around the wider area, with officers patrolling around nearby streets.
Officers will have the power to instruct and advise anyone who is causing, or very likely to cause harassment, alarm, or distress to leave an area immediately.
The measures Police say are due to reports of anti-social behaviour incidents in the town centre over previous weekends.
Neighbourhood Inspector Morris, from GMP’s Wigan district, said: “We issued a dispersal order at the start of the week and are once again doing so to tackle anti-social behaviour which has been causing issues within the town centre recently.
“This order grants officers the powers to instruct people to leave areas if they are causing issues – and they won’t hesitate to do so to help ensure the law-abiding public can visit the town centre without the fear of ASB.
“If you have any queries, do please speak to an officer, who will be more than happy to assist you.”
