TEARAWAYS could see their faces on buses and beer mats as part of a pioneering crackdown.

Cleveland Police hope the offensive will keep closer tabs on unruly yobs guilty of terrorising communities.

In what is thought to be the first of its kind in the country, the campaign will lead to pictures of offenders on the back of buses, which will detail why they are banned from a particular area.

Yobs who are given anti-social behaviour orders (Asbos) and prolific violent offenders with criminal anti-social behaviour orders (Crasbos) could also appear on beer mats in pubs and clubs.

The posters will also include a number to call if people breach orders.

Detective Chief Inspector Shane Sellars came up with idea. He said: "We want to make Middlesbrough safer for people who come drinking in town so they are free from fear of violence.

"By getting bans on those who continually commit disorder and anti-social behaviour in town, we hope to put their faces on beer mats in pubs and clubs where they have been causing trouble.

"That way, with the help of the community, we will be able to find out if they breach the orders and we can lock them up.

"For anti-social behaviour orders, as well as putting offenders' faces on leaflets, we want to put their faces on the back of buses which will travel in the areas most affected by their behaviour."

Det Chief Insp Sellars said the beer mat proposal could help police cut violent crime in the town centre, particularly at weekends.

Prolific offenders would first be warned by letter if they were at risk of being given a court order.