{"id":31632,"date":"2019-02-05T11:35:57","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T11:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=31632"},"modified":"2019-02-05T11:35:57","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T11:35:57","slug":"traders-relieved-after-removal-of-adamsdown-bench","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/02\/05\/traders-relieved-after-removal-of-adamsdown-bench\/","title":{"rendered":"Traders relieved after removal of Adamsdown bench"},"content":{"rendered":"

A BENCH which angered some of Clifton Street\u2019s traders has been removed after several\u00a0 complaints.
\nLocated outside the Tenovus charity shop, the bench was subject to much controversy among Adamsdown residents who claimed it encouraged anti-social behaviour.
\nOne Clifton Street trader said a petition had been launched and that the bench had been removed in the past for a similar reason before it was reinstated.
\nThe trader, who wished to remain anonymous, said: \u201cIt was trouble and some of the people who would sit there were intimidating. People are already starting to come in here to sit down.\u201d
\nIt had been evident for a while that it was a catalyst for anti-social behaviour and was the subject of the latest PACT (Police and Communities Together) meeting where one angry resident said: \u201cWe want the bench removed. It is stopping people coming into our shop.
\nWho would put a bench right next to a bin when there is litter all over?\u201d
\nAt the meeting PC Stuart Styles said: \u201cNigel, me and Owen have put in a request for removal.\u201d
\nThe bench had repeatedly been linked to anti-social behaviour. However latest figures released by South Wales Police, for December, highlight that of the 28 reported cases in the Adamsdown ward, only two were on Clifton Street.
\nAccording to data on police.uk, there were 406 cases of reported anti-social behaviour in 2018 in the Adamsdown ward and only 16 were located on Clifton Street.
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