DOG fouling and speeding were among the concerns highlighted at a recent Mitton and Lickhill PACT (Partners and Communities Together) meeting.

More than 20 people attended the meeting at Lickhill Community Centre yesterday evening.

The priorities identified by those attending were the frequency of scrap metal dealers and them using noisy loud hailers on housing estates, dog fouling on footpaths and the Memorial Park, concerns about speeding in the Gilgal following a recent incident in which a vehicle collided with a house, and litter in the town centre, especially the Riverside and canal basins.

PC Jon Harris, local policing officer, said the scrap metal problem would be tackled by multi-agency operations and Wyre Forest District Council was looking into issuing fixed penalty tickets for the dog fouling.

Police are investigating whether they can install equipment to establish the speed of vehicles on the Gilgal and signs to warn speeding drivers to slow down, while the litter issue will be tackled with a litter pick by young people who have committed anti social behaviour.

PC Harris said the meeting had been updated on a positive result from the last meeting.

People had complained about bags left outside charity shops being ripped open and the contents strewn around, and were not sure if this was being done by people or animals.

He said police had seen a woman opening the bags in the early hours and have given her advice. No further problems had been reported.

PC Harris said: “This is a great example of ‘you said, we did,’ demonstrating PACT really works.”

The next meeting is on Monday April 11, at 7pm, at Lickhill Community Centre.