A man and a woman have been handed criminal behaviour orders (CBO) forbidding them from entering Kings Lynn bus station for at least two years.

Paul Pentelow, 39, of no fixed abode, was given the order after he was found to be involved in a number of incidents associated with anti-social behaviour in the Kings Lynn area in the last 12 months. The provisions set out in the CBO, which last three years, state that Pentelow must not have any open or opened container of alcohol in a public place within the area of the borough of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk as defined by the map.

He must not enter the area as per the attached map which includes King’s Lynn bus station, Sainsbury car park and the Vancouver Centre.

Elaine Wallis, 49, of no fixed abode, was also given an order after she was found to be involved in a number of incidents associated with anti-social behaviour in the Kings Lynn area in the last 12 months.

The provisions set out in her CBO, which last two years, state she must not attend the area of Kings Lynn bus station as defined by the map.

She must also stay out of the area of South Street, in Kings Lynn, as defined by the map.

PC Ray Kurn, from the King’s Lynn operation partnership team, said: “I hope this order provides further reassurance to residents living in the Kings Lynn area that we are responding to concerns about anti-social behaviour within the community and will not tolerate people causing a nuisance or breaking the law.

“We will continue to focus our patrols in the area and will pursue prosecutions against those who persistently commit offences.”

Officers made the bus station a priority after a surge in complaints about drink-related anti-social behaviour.

Since then there have been more than 50 arrests or instances where words of advice have been given. Officials have launched a consultation over extending orders which give police the powers to confiscate alcohol or order people to leave the area if they are causing a nuisance. Ian Devereux, West Norfolk council’s cabinet member for the environment and open space, said: “We feel that alcohol-related activity can have a detrimental effect on the quality of people’s lives.”

For more on the consultation, click here.