00:00Anti-social behaviour is once again drawing attention to Sutton Coldfield Town Centre.
00:06New footage filmed on a separate day from an early incident shows young people throwing
00:12stones around the centre.
00:13It comes as police continue to treat youth disorder as a priority locally.
00:19That follows a separate case involving three teenage boys who damaged flower beds in July.
00:25After officers identified them, police worked with their families and the town council.
00:31The boys later returned to replant the flowers as part of a restorative approach.
00:38The backdrop is a centre facing wider pressures.
00:42Official regeneration work says the town centre vacancy rate is 18 per cent, that's above
00:48the national average, while ageing buildings need new uses.
00:53That helps explain why regeneration has become a prominent local issue.
00:58A £20 million programme is intended to improve the centre over the coming decade.
01:06CCTV upgrades are among the first projects after public safety emerged as a major concern in
01:13consultation.
01:14Police say high visibility patrols have also increased at key times locally.
01:19police say high visibility.
01:19The challenge is to deal firmly with the repeated disorder without portraying every young person
01:27as responsible.
01:28police say high visibility.
01:28cool.
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