Eight banned from Stirling nightspots as 'Pubwatch' scheme sees owners join forces

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Eight troublemakers have been banned from licensed premises in Stirling following the launch of a new Pubwatch scheme in the city.The organisation’s motto – ‘Banned from one - Banned from all’ – means the minority of people who cause trouble in any one of a city’s licensed premises face being barred from all their pubs for a period of one year.Members of the Stirling’s Pubwatch are warning that people who create an unpleasant environment for customers and staff in one pub or bar could be banned from every city centre establishment.The eight troublemakers already banned from entering the city’s licensed venues were barred following drink-related anti-social behaviour and crime such as drug possession, assault, theft and criminal damage.If a banned individual enters a Pubwatch member’s premises and refuses to leave, the police are called immediately.Local Pubwatch members, who make up most of Stirling’s licensed premises’ managers, meet regularly to discuss any issues they experience and suggest initiatives to keep the city’s night-time economy thriving and safe.They also share information and photographs with each other via a fully digitised and secure communications system funded by Go Forth Stirling BID.Go Forth secured 15 radios for pub owners and other relevant stakeholders, such as volunteers with the Safebase ‘safe haven’ initiative, taxi marshals and Stirling Street Pastors, earlier this year.They link pub and club managers with each other and to police officers, city centre CCTV and the Thistles.Go Forth Stirling project manager Danielle McRorie-Smith said: “We are all working as hard as we can to strengthen confidence in Stirling’s evening economy and give people the chance to come into the city centre for an