Labour promise to reinstate anti-social behaviour Hotline

An anti-social behaviour hotline which was scrapped despite more than 70,000 people in Leicestershire using it to report crimes would be brought back if Labour gained power, councillors have promised.

The pledge was made for the reinstating of the county's 101 helpline as party leaders discussed how they would tackle crime and disorder ahead of the county council elections on June 4.

Labour leader Matthew O'Callaghan said that it is the only way to get police to act quickly and make communities feel safer, so they would find the minimum of £1m a year needed to run it.

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