2:54pm Sunday 21st March 2010
By Nigel Freedman
A major crackdown on benefit cheats and antisocial behaviour will be launched in Worthing tomorrow.
The move is part of a week of joint action by police and other agencies in the town's Castle ward.
Teams of local volunteers will also help clean up the area including painting run-down garage compounds and removing weeds and litter from the streets.
Offenders involved in community payback schemes will also be working in the area as part of their community service.
One of the biggest complaints received at a Meet The Argus session in Worthing last week was about the state of the town's roads.
The Highways Agency will have workers out filling in the worst of the potholes left by snow and ice over the last few months.
Extra police and community support officers will be on patrol to target antisocial behaviour during the week-long crackdown.
Inspectors from the National Benefit Fraud Department will be hunting people suspected of being involved in making bogus benefits claims.
A TV licensing detector van will also tour the area looking for anyone using television sets without a current licence.
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