A teenage thug has been banned from a Leyland estate for two years after South Ribble Magistrates Courts imposed an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) on Monday.

Greg Francis Dunne, 19, is the first man to be barred from the Moss Side area of the town, where he used to live, under the terms of the order.

It prevents Dunne from entering the estate, which has been plagued by anti-social behaviour, but allows him to be in Dunkirk Lane and Cheetham Meadow, between 8am and 8pm, to visit his grandmother, who lives in Moss Side.

He is also banned from carrying knives and making threats or using violence, or inciting others to use violence.

He has been ordered not to harass anyone or cause criminal damage, or incite others to cause criminal damage

The order against Dunne, who now lives in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, and has previous convictions for theft, a public order offence and assault, will last until July 25, 2007.

Police said Dunne was originally restricted under an Acceptable Behaviour Order imposed in June 2004 but after breaching it with drunken nuisance and assault was given a second order in February this year.

Since then according to police he has persisently engaged in abusive and drunken behaviour and has been charged on frequent occasions with assault.

Anti-Social Behaviour Co-ordinator PC Sue Skipper said: "The orders are just one of a range of tactics being used by ourselves and our partners to tackle the concerns as highlighted by local residents. We will continue to take the initiative and police any breaches of the orders with the utmost energy."

Last month Home Office figures showed the number of ASBOs rocketed in the last three months of 2004 with more than twice as many issued compared with the same period the previous year.

The orders have been trumpeted by Prime Minister Tony Blair as a means of cracking down on yobbish behaviour but have been derided by critics as ineffective because about a third of them are breached.