A VILLAGE that was plagued by anti-social behaviour over lockdown has seen a marked improvement in recent weeks, a parish council has claimed.

At Monday's meeting of Wylam Parish Council, councillors discussed the issue following a spate of issues in June, which saw youngsters drinking in the streets and people jumping from the old railway bridge.

However, the council's chairman, Coun. Steven Duckworth, said: "In my view, it feels things are a lot better than in mid-June. people are a lot less worried.

"As far as I'm concerned, it doesn't feel like we have major issues like we had in June. There is a possibility that we could be dropped back into lockdown though."

However, the council is continuing to work with Northumbria Police and Northumberland County Council on a Public Spaces Protection Order.

A PSPO would allow the county council to prohibit specified actions within a defined public area, such as drinking in public.

The council's clerk, Marie Moore, said she was waiting to hear back from police as to when an order could be put in place.

She said: "As things stand it's been proposed that a PSPO would be in place for the whole village.

"The community will be consulted, and I will let you know when that is to happen."