YOBBISH behaviour will no longer be tolerated in Pendle, civic leaders claim.

They say noisy neighbours, fly- tipping and youth nuisance will all be tackled under a new policy to deal with anti-social behaviour.

Pendle Community Safety Partnership, a group made up from councillors, police, Pendle Victim Support and Pendle Youth Offending Team, has drawn up a scheme entitled Improving The Quality Of Life In Pendle which aims to get anti-social behaviour out of the borough and help victims.

Up to £50,000 will be spent on an anti-social behaviour co-ordinator to manage the scheme, all cases will be recorded and work will be done to prevent problems starting.

Anti-social behaviour working group member Coun Ann Kerrigan said: "The term anti-social behaviour covers a whole range of offences and types of behaviour - noisy neighbours having parties in the early hours of the morning, gangs of youths hanging around outside local shops, graffiti on town centre walls and bus shelters, anything that diminishes quality of life.

"The effects of anti-social behaviour can make people feel less safe even whey they are not direct targets of that behaviour. This strategy has been devised to make people in Pendle feel safer and to give them somewhere to go when they witness, see the effects of or are victims or anti social behaviour.

"By working with local agencies including the police, youth offending teams, social services and education welfare, to name just a few, the council will not just deal in a constructive and consistent way with perpetrators or anti-social behaviour but will also look at prevention and rehabilitation. Victims will also be given better support and help."

A new organisation will be formed to oversee the work being done to tackle anti-social behaviour and the working group hope to target persistent offenders and identify 'hot spots' where particular problems need sorting out.

Pendle Borough Council will discuss the strategy when it meets in Nelson Town Hall tonight at 7pm.