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Footage of the late night
drunken yobs (WARNING - Graphic footage)

Damning footage showing late night
drunken yobs rampaging through Canterbury city centre has
been released which a councillor says proves the problem is still
not being taken seriously.

The film, made covertly by people
living in the city, shows young men and women fighting, shouting
and swearing, vomiting, throwing bins and damaging cars in the
early hours of the morning.

City councillor Nick Eden-Green had
hoped to show the DVD to members of the Canterbury Area Member
Panel on Monday night but was refused permission by the council
chief executive for legal reasons.

The Liberal Democrat member has
been campaigning for long-suffering residents, particularly in
Worthgate Place and Castle Row and Street for years.

He said it was scandalous the film
could not be shown and claimed the police and council were stopping
the issue from being debated.

He said: "I first raised this 16
months ago and frankly nothing has been done when we urgently need
to get some action on it.

"It is quite clear where the
problem is coming from and this matter has been brewing for a very
long time. But consistantly there has been a failure by the
authorities to take action."

He blamed the source of the problem
as Club Chemistry which he said ‘chucked out 1,200 young people
onto the streets at between 2am and 3am’.

Speaking at the meeting, the
council’s deputy head of neighbourhood services Doug Rattray said
he too was appalled and agreed it was ‘totally disturbing’ for
residents.

He added: "No doubt the presence of
the club does cause a problem for those people in the street."

He claimed Worthgate Place was
being monitored by mobile CCTV and all reports of criminality were
reported to police by camera operators.

After the meeting, Club Chemistry boss Louise Jones questioned
how recent the footage was and said there was no proof it was her
customers.

She added: "We have worked really hard to ensure the club is run
properly and the police recognise we are doing a professional
job.

"It really isn’t that we don’t care because nothing could be
further from the truth. But what else do they want us to do?

"We had four officers outside our club the other night but
perhaps they would have been better deployed in Worthgate
Place."

Police Inspector Terry Chuter said: "We are very
aware of the concerns some residents have about anti-social
behaviour around Worthgate Place and take them extremely
seriously.

"Since the beginning of January our force control room has
received three anti-social behaviour-related calls for Worthgate
Place.

"I would like to reassure residents that we are doing everything
we can to deal with the problem.

"But residents do need to report incidents of anti-social
behaviour to the Community Safety Unit so we can build a picture of
what is happening and respond to people’s concerns."