Step by step, police are slowly winning their battle with anti-social behaviour on the streets of Gloucester.
Two months into a revolutionary new project banning offenders from all businesses signed up to the CitySafe scheme, and 72 yellow card warnings have been handed out.
The project has also seen seven 12 month city banning orders.
Police have hailed the project as a resounding success so far.
More people are becoming aware of the consequences of picking up a yellow card warning for bad behaviour - and that is making Gloucester a safer place.
PC Keith Griffin , who is part of the city centre community policing team, said: "This is ground breaking stuff.
"It is the first time we have had powers to deal directly with incidents from first time shoplifters, to people who may be drunk, acting out of character but taking part in anti-social behaviour.
"Previously there has been no immediate consequences to those actions. With these yellow cards, that has changed.
"All the members, both day and night, are working together and there are real consequences as a result.
"These people are waking up after a night out of misbehaving with a yellow card notice and finding they are banned from many venues in the city.
"This behaviour is not acceptable in Gloucester and people are starting to realise that."
Officers involved in policing the city centre have said it is not always in the public interest to pursue lower scale offences due to the cost on the public purse and the time involved.
Banning orders are viewed as an effective alternative.
Luke Cunningham was one of the first offenders to be banned from all 60 member businesses in the city after admitting assaulting a doorman in Eastgate Street.
Cunningham pleaded guilty to two charges of assault after swinging a bottle at Darren Simms at the Registry nightclub.
He received fines of £405 after also pleading guilty to assaulting witness Tayah Lord, who was struck above the eye by a shard from the bottle.
PC Griffin said people are starting to understand that banning offenders from the city is more effective than just handing out a fine in some cases.
"This is much more impactive," he added.
"Of those people who have been banned since May, many of them are coming to us and asking how they can get their bans reduced as it has had a real and direct effect on their lives. They are remorseful and they have modified their behaviour as a result.
"Luke Cunningham said it would not effect him. But the weekend after he was banned he came into Gloucester with his mates for a night out. He tried to get into the night time venues, but they told him he was not welcome. His mates went in but he was forced to go home alone. We are now hearing from him that he is desperate to have his ban reduced. "It is a great example of how the scheme is working.
"Before, he may have been fined and that would not necessarily have forced him to change his behaviour. This has."CITYSAFE is being branded such a success, the hunt is now on to find volunteers to help expand the service.
Since it rolled out on May 1, 60 businesses across Gloucester have been signed up - with Topshop the latest to add its name to the project.
Banned from one, banned from all is the message delivered to offenders picking up a second yellow card for bad behaviour in Gloucester.
CitySafe manager Richard Burge, who left his role as chief inspector of Gloucestershire Police to take on the job, said: "We are looking for volunteers to help out with the scheme as it is growing all the time. Anyone who is 18 or over can register an interest and we would like to hear from them.
"It would be good to get a young person involved.
Someone who has an interest in community work, or someone who wished to pursue a career in law and order would be ideal.
"IT skills are also important.
"We would like to have someone who can give us seven hours a month, it would be flexible and up to them as to when they can help out.
"It would give them an idea of partnership working and how the police work with businesses."
Richard also ruled out the option of banned offenders reducing the length of their ban on appeal. Offenders would have to go to great lengths to prove to the board of directors at CitySafe they had amended their behaviour, he said.
Richard added: "There will be some benchmarks that we would need to put in place for that appeal to be successful to prove that they have changed. If they have been to Turning Point for assistance with alcohol issues, then that would be considered during their appeal process. We would not just allow them back into the city without seeing substantial evidence. They would have to have been free from bad behaviour or criminality for at least six months before we would even consider an appeal."
Youngsters in the city have backed the idea of volunteering with the CitySafe programme.
John Greenough, 16, from Highnam is a student at Gloucestershire College.
He said: "It would be a great opportunity to see how these projects work in the community, especially as it is still such a new thing."
Bryony Gallagher, 16, from Quedgeley, said: "It is so important to try different things so you can learn skills that may not be readily available in college. To volunteer in something like CitySafe would give an interesting perspective on how the police work in the community on projects like this."
Full list of CitySafe members:
Accessorize 32 Eastgate Street
All Nations Community Centre 61-63 Chase Lane
Andy Cars 64 Eastgate Street
Ann Summers 4 Kings Walk
ASDA Bruton Way
B & M Bargains 12-18 Southgate Street
Baker Street 74 Bruton Way
Bar Fever 83-85 Eastgate Street
Bar H20 113-119 Eastgate Street
BHS 27-39 Eastgate Street
Bonmarche 27-29 Northgate Street
Boots 38-46 Eastgate Street
Butlers Venue Bar 99-101 Eastgate Street
Café Rene 31 Southgate Street
Countrywide Farmers Plc 171 Westgate Street
Debenhams Kings Square
Eastgate House 121-131 Eastgate Street
Eastgate Shopping Centre 22 Eastgate Street
Gloucester Guildhall 23 Eastgate Street
Gloucester Quays St Ann Way
Gloucester Street Pastors 22 The Gallops
Iceland 34-38 Oxbode
King's Walk Shopping Centre 43 Clarence Street
Liquid & Diva 141 Eastgate Street
Marks & Spencer 12-18 Eastgate Street
McDonald's 20-22 Westgate Street
Midcounties Co-operative Food 47-51 Eastgate Street
New Look 5-7 Brunswick Road
Next 2 Gloucester Quays
One Eyed Jacks 136 Barton Street
Peacocks 31-33 Northgate Street
Poundland 4-10 Bell Walk
Poundstretcher 32-34 Westgate Street
Poundworld 4-6 Eastgate Street
Primark 53 Eastgate Street
Registry 74 Bruton Way
River Island Ltd 32 Kings Walk
Royal Oak Hungry Horse Hucclecote Road
Sainsburys 63-69 Northgate Street
Savers 37-39 Northgate Street
Simms Security Unit 31 Morelands Trading Estate
Sports Direct 22-26 Northgate Street
St Oswalds Retail Park St Oswalds Road
Stagecoach West 37-41 Clarence Street
Station Hotel Bruton Way
Subway 56-58 Kingswalk
Superdrug 10-12 Kings Walk
Tesco St Oswalds Road
TGI Friday's Gloucester Quays Unit 101 Gloucester Quays Outlet Shop St Ann Way
The Abbey 53 Northgate Street
The Brunswick 7 Park Road
The Chambers 27 St Aldate Street
The Fountain Inn 53 Westgate Street
The New Inn 16 Northgate Street
The Regal St Aldate Street
The Water Poet 61-63 Eastgate Street
TNT Café Bar 112 Eastgate Street
Westgate 56 Westgate Street
WH Smith 41-45 Eastgate Street
Zest 103 Eastgate Street
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