FED-UP Ditton residents are demanding action to clamp down on youth nuisance they claim is blighting their lives.
Residents on Blackburne Avenue, Halebank, have handed a petition to Halton Council pleading for the installation of security gates in order to stop youths loitering near their homes.
Yobs have allegedly been responsible for a string of anti-social incidents over the past year, including vandalism, alcohol and drug abuse.
Pensioner Flo Hurley, 76, who is fronting the campaign for the alleygates, said she has been shocked at the behaviour of nearby youths.
She said: Our back gardens face the playing fields and a lot of teenagers congregate there. A lot of them come from outside the area and create problems.
