North Copeland police, those covering Egremont, Cleator Moor and the outlying villages including St Bees, have once again demonstrated that they will not tolerate rogue publicans.
Following on from their efforts to end the much publicised problems at The Seacote in St Bees, the police have closed The Globe at Cleator Moor. The pubs landlady, as has been heavily reported in the media, was sent to prison after being found in possession of a large number of ecstasy tablets.
Egremont’s Police Community Support Officer Charlotte Davies said: "Following concerns from the community regarding activities at the Globe Public House in Cleator Moor, the police visited these premises and served a closure notice. This means the premises cannot open as a licensed public house.
"The police are keen to hear about any licensed premises and will take firm action against those contravening licensing laws or running establishments in a way which results in disorder inside or outside of the pub. Any information received regarding this or the selling of controlled drugs in licence premises will result in immediate enforcement action.
"If members of the public have any information they can contact Cumbria Constabulary on 0845 00 33 247 or contact Crime Stoppers on 0800555111."
It is not just drinking in pubs and clubs that the police have been focusing on. Over the 14th, 15th and 16th of December a plain clothes police operation was carried out in Egremont Castle to address complaints of underage drinking and general anti-social behaviour.
Although the general state of the Castle has improved dramatically in recent years and the instances of antisocial behaviour have been greatly reduced by the introduction of a system of locking the Castle gates at night there are still some isolated problems, and during the police operation 23 youths were stopped and a large amount of alcohol was confiscated.
The police took the names and addresses of those involved and will continue to closely monitor behaviour in the Castle over the coming months.

PCSO Davies has also been engaging in some proactive work with youths in the town and from Thornhill, again aimed at reducing the risks of antisocial behaviour. She took a group of youngsters from the youth clubs at Egremont and Thornhill to an Army insight course at Mirehouse, Keswick. The youngsters got the chance to try their hand at a number of activities, and as a result three have started the process of joining the army.
PCSO Davies said; "This was such a success that I will be working with the army careers once again to run a week-long course at their training facility at Warcop. These army courses are an exciting opportunity for the young people of Egremont and district to channel their efforts, gain new skills and enhance their physical and mental wellbeing."
Keep up the good work PCSO Davies!