TROUBLE-making drinkers look set to be banned from every pub in the town.

A new agreement could mean that anyone kicked out by a licensee will be banned from boozing at every watering hole in the borough.

The radical decision is expected to be approved by senior figures in the town's 11 Pubwatch schemes early next month.

The no nonsense plan will see anyone who steps out of line ousted from all 166 licensed premises.

Geoff Arnold, chairman of the town centre Pubwatch, said: "This is a big scheme. It is not just about banning unruly individuals, it is about enforcing the plan to get the town's drinking culture back on track.

"As licensees, we have a responsibility to help improve the image of Warrington and if this is what it takes then so be it."

Names, photographs and addresses of all those banned will be posted on the Pubwatch website, which can only be accessed by landlords, so that troublemakers can be identified and kept out.

At present, the website features 16 people banned from various areas, although it is not yet known if these drinkers will feel the heavy hand of the impending policy.

In the past 18 months, 51 drinkers have been subject of banning orders.

The crackdown has the backing of Warrington police who will help to enforce the ban.

Sergeant Joe Mullins, evening economy manager for Warrington police, said: "Together we are sending out a clear message to anyone causing problems in and around licensed premises that their behaviour is not acceptable.

"Individuals may be banned from entering all licensed premises if their behaviour falls outside of these parameters."

Under the current system, anti-social drinkers can be banned by individual pubwatches but only from the premises under their scheme.

It means that anyone banned from entering bars in Stockton Heath can drink anywhere else in the town.

Now that is set to change.

If a drinker is arrested and charged with criminal activity in a pub they can be slammed with an exclusion order and immediately re-arrested if caught in any licensed premises. Bans can range from three, six and 12 months. Or in some cases, indefinitely.

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