an update 2 years later, this has mostly been dealt with only because there are absolutely fuckloads of coppers swarming the streets every weekend in these areas, I usually notice this when I am at the radio station at weekends and go out to get a kebab/burger (must start eating healthier food than that, no wonder broadcast engineers of a certain age tend to be of larger girth).
Another deterrent is a minor scrap now results in all involved being arrested and they are not processed in town but taken 6.5 miles/10km away to Martlesham and have to get back home at their own expense – so the townies now behave.
Still won’tt go to any of these places, and TBH I’m glad the drinks there are fucking expensive as it recovers some of the costs of providing all them coppers to nanny the crowds rather than me having to pay extra Council Tax for it…
