POLICE have teamed up with Okehampton licensees to launch a Pub Watch campaign to ward off the menace of anti-social drinking on Friday and Saturday nights. Thirteen public houses in the area have signed up to the scheme which has been drawn up by the West Devon Crime Prevention Team, Okehampton licensees, the Portman Group and Safer West Devon. Police say a tough line will be taken with problem drinkers. WPC Angie Frost, who has co-ordinated the scheme, said: ?Individuals who cause trouble will be targeted as we are not prepared to tolerate that type of behaviour.? Sgt Richard Nettleship, of Okehampton Police, said officers were also using a video camera to collect evidence of anti-social drunken behaviour throughout this month. Where the offences committed were minor, the camera allowed officers to identify offenders and take action the following day when they could be shown footage of their intoxicated behaviour. Sgt Nettleship said last weekend had been ?quiet and good-humoured? but police were drafting in extra officers over the next couple of weekends to check how licensees and their customers were adapting to the new legislation. Police stress that alcohol-related incidents are not a major problem in Okehampton and say the pioneering new scheme is a preventative measure to keep the town safe. WPC Frost said the scheme was aimed primarily at Friday and Saturday nights when the town?s pubs were at their busiest. She added that she had been surprised how easy to co-ordinate this scheme had been, as the licensees had been ?so co-operative and very keen to be involved?. The following establishments have signed up to the Pub Watch initiative: King?s Arms Hotel, Exeter Arms, White Hart Hotel, Betty Cottles Inn, Fountain Hotel, Okehampton Rugby Club, Plymouth Inn, Plume of Feathers, Crossways Inn, Nero?s, London Inn, Pickled Walnut and Pretoria Vaults. Wendy Williams, landlady at the Crossways, Folly Gate, said licensees had come together to support the scheme: ?We are all prepared to support each other and to work with the police. We are all trying to do our bit for the community.? Rob Bass, landlord of the King?s Arms and chair of the local licensees? association, said: ?People have taken notice of the signs we put up to discourage people from taking a glass or bottle outside. If people want to take a drink outside, for example on carnival evening, we recommend they ask for plastic.? Mr Bass said the safer drinking measures were aimed at preventing problems from developing in the town. Each of the 13 public houses included in the project has received a pack containing the following: l A Safer Okehampton Plaque awarded to each licensee. l a Pub Watch sign. l Cascade System ? each licensee has a phone list of all those involved and a message can be passed to all them in minutes if an unruly person is ejected from one premises. l A pack containing beer mats and leaflets encouraging groups to have a designated driver who volunteers to consume non-alcoholic drinks all evening. l Plastic inserts for the tops of bottles to prevent anyone spiking drinks. l Beer mats saying ?We serve drinks not drunks?. l Mirror stickers giving tips on how to have a safe night out. l Display signs encouraging drinkers to take plastic outside and not their glasses or bottles. l Staff T-shirts with the ?We serve drinks not drunks? logo. l A counterfeit currency pen. l A security pack for marking all their property. Okehampton will serve as the pilot scheme for the project and if successful, it can be rolled out in Tavistock next spring. WPC Frost said the first week of December will also see the launch of Shop Watch ? a similar sort of scheme which will be run by many retailers in the town. These projects are being set up in the run up to the CCTV project, which was another aspect of trying to make Okehampton safer for all. She added: ?Everyone is working really hard towards improving the town and encouraging local customers as well as visitors to the area.?