POLICE are stepping up patrols in the Bealswood area of Gunnislake after a rise in anti- social behaviour.

The football pavilion was broken into at the King George V playing field, a gate post kicked down and bollards damaged in the last two weeks. Graffiti was also written on the pavilion.

Police community support officer for the Gunnislake area Jo Addems said the problems were focussed in and around the park and the wooded area where children were using off road bikes and causing damage.

She said: 'There have been problems of anti social behaviour in this area, especially in the park, in the past, but when we increased patrols it all stopped

'All of a sudden it has started up again, so we will be visiting it regularly. Not only is it anti social to the people living in that area but there is also a safety issue for the children riding bikes in the wood because there are likely to be mine ruins in that area.'

Anyone with information on these incidents should contact PCSO Jo Addems on 08452 777444.