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Gangs of yobs have been travelling to Ashton town centre to cause trouble - police aren't having it anymore

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Anti-social yobs are travelling from out of town to wreak havoc in Ashton-under-Lyne . Police in Tameside say there has been an increase in trouble in the town centre in recent weeks - including a spate of robberies.

It is understood victims are being targeted for their mobile phones, and that gangs of teenagers are coming from other parts of the borough - such as Dukinfield, Stalybridge, and parts of Manchester - to cause problems.

On Tuesday evening, police launched a crackdown. A 48-hour dispersal order was put in force in Ashton town centre, which gives officers the power to ask groups of two or more to leave the area and not return for a certain amount of time.

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