RESIDENTS will get a chance this week to find out what is being done to tackle anti-social behaviour in their neighbourhoods.

Police and Community Safety Consultative Forum meetings are taking place in the north, south and centre of Hartlepool as part of a regular consultation programme.

Representatives from the police, fire service and Hartlepool Borough Council will be there to talk about the initiatives they are involved in and residents will get the chance to ask questions.

Alison Mawson, the council's head of community safety and prevention, said: "The forum meetings are very useful because it gives residents an opportunity to find out what is happening to make their communities safer.

"For this round of forum meetings, we will be focusing on anti-social behaviour, as well as issuing some recent crime statistics.

"We do urge residents to come along because they have a very important role to play in the partnership efforts to reduce crime and the fear of crime."

The meetings are as follows:

* South area meeting, Rossmere Community Building, Rossmere Way, today from 6pm;

* North area meeting, Holy Trinity Church Hall, Davison Drive, tomorrow, from 6pm;

* Central area, committee room B, Civic Centre, on Thursday, from 6pm.