DURSLEY town councillors will be debating contacting the police and crime commissioner after increases in anti-social behaviour (ASB), as well as a need for further CCTV.

At the next full council meeting on Tuesday, councillors will consider writing to PCC Martin Surl about incidents of ASB in the town.

They will also receive an update on their application for PCC funding to put up further CCTV units.

This funding, potentially on top of council reserves, would place cameras on the War Memorial Recreation Ground, Long Street car park and around the town centre.

In June the Gazette reported how Dursley town councillors were considering increasing CCTV after a spate of vandal attacks in the area.

This included the window of Barclays bank being smashed and several flower beds being damaged.

Town Mayor Neil Grecian despaired that a few people were trying to “spoil things for everyone.”

“So many people in Dursley are working hard to make Dursley an attractive place to live in,” he said at the time.

“These include Dursley in Bloom volunteers, with help from pupils at Rednock School, recent volunteers at Highfields play-park and the town council.

“It is such a shame when a few vandals try to spoil things for everyone.”

The council has applied for further funding from the PCC to help counter the increasing anti-social behaviour.

He said that it would come at a cost and the issue remains on the table, while he keeps an open mind on the policing benefits of CCTV.

“We have a good relationship with Dursley Town Council which takes its responsibility towards community safety very seriously,” he said.

“We are currently reviewing the use of CCTV across the whole county, and as part of this review the Constabulary is also considering the operational benefits in places like Dursley.

“Dursley would like more CCTV but that would come at a cost and that is still under discussion.

“I have an open mind as to the policing benefits of CCTV which is why I commissioned the review In response to the previous spate of anti-social behaviour and vandalism."

Sergeant Liz Lovell told the Gazette: “We urge anyone who witnesses anti-social behaviour to please report it at the time and with as much given detail as possible."