Under the powers police can move youths on

Over the past six months incidents of anti-social behaviour in Sealand Manor have increased, according to police.

North Wales Police have discovered that the majority of crime is committed by teenagers under 16.

"Yobbish behaviour is not acceptable and will not be tolerated," said Inspector Dave Jolly.

"It's clear that there are a number of young people that have a total disregard for the estate, its residents and visitors.

Determined

"The police, residents and business people have all said that they have had enough.

"Collectively we are determined to rid the estate of this problem."

The dispersal scheme is the first of its kind to be introduced in Flintshire and will run until January 2005.

Under the initiative, children aged 16 or under found on the estate between 2100BST and 0600BST will be taken home.

Posters are being placed around the estate and in shops and schools to explain the scheme to teenagers and their parents.

Similar schemes are also running in Wrexham.

In July, police introduced the curfew to crackdown on anti-social behaviour in the villages of Brynteg and Southsea.

The dispersal notice has already been successfully used in Holyhead on Anglesey and Rhymney in the Gwent valleys.