The Greenock Telegraph is gathering evidence of anti-social behaviour in a bid to help crack down on crime in Inverclyde.

Readers are writing to the newspaper with detailed information such as names, addresses and car registration details of people they believe are involved in drugs and violence.

And in some cases they are also including details of where and when offences took place.

The tip-offs follow pleas from the Telegraph and MSP Margaret Curran for people to come forward and name and shame culprits as part of a clampdown on anti-social behaviour.

All the information gathered by the Telegraph will be used to compile a dossier of evidence which will then be passed on to police and the Scottish Executive.

The Executive is currently carrying out a Scotland-wide consultation into anti-social behaviour, called Putting our Communities First, before introducing new legislation to deal with the problems highlighted.

The newspaper is also asking for views on how the problems should be tackled.

Radical plans being considered include the electronic tagging of children who are persistent troublemakers, parenting orders and giving police powers to close premises where drug dealing is taking place.

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