Troublemakers face year ban from Stirling pubs as festive campaign gets underway

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Anyone who causes trouble on a night out in Stirling over the festive season could find themselves banned from pubs in the city for a year.The city’s landlords have launched a campaign to clamp down on louts.Members of Pubwatch – which is chaired by Dave Thompson, general manager at the Fubar, and Neil Campbell, manager at the Kilted Kangaroo – share information on issues they’ve encountered and agreed to impose banning orders on a handful of troublemakers.The organisation’s motto, ‘Banned from one – Banned from all’, means the minority of people who cause trouble in any one of Stirling’s licensed premises face being barred from all Pubwatch pubs for a year.The aim is to deter and prevent troublemakers from creating an unpleasant environment for customers and staff.Publicans also continue to share information and photographs with each other and with the police via a fully digitised and secure communications system funded by Go Forth.The BID secured 15 radios for pub owners and volunteers from Safebase and Stirling Street Pastors last year.Pubwatch co-chair Neil Campbell said: “We are all working together to make the city a safe place for everyone to come in and enjoy the festive season.“It’s our responsibility as publicans to make sure we do everything we can to ensure people have a good time and feel safe and secure in Stirling.“We are proactive in sharing relevant information between premises and we act quickly to bar the small minority of troublemakers from city centre premises.”‘Safe haven’ initiative Safebase will be in place for anyone who needs help or support this Friday, December 23 and on Hogmanay – Saturday, December 31.And Stirling Street Pastors will be patrolling city centre streets to offer assistance and