ON the same night a police inspector reassured Corsham residents that the spate of anti-social behaviour was under control, two teenagers were beaten up outside the British Legion Club.

An 18-year-old man has since been arrested for the attack at around 7pm on Thursday in Newlands Road, which left two young refugee teenagers with a broken nose and concussion. The man has since been released under investigation.

PC Chris McLoughlin said: “We are continuing with our enquiries into this incident and would like to hear from anyone who may have witnessed it.

“House-to-house enquiries around the location have been carried out and targeted patrols within the area are also ongoing.”

However, only half a mile away, at Springfield Community Campus, acting inspector Don Pocock told members of the Corsham area board that they are doing everything they can to curb the attacks.

“At the moment, things are under control,” he said. “Corsham remains a beautiful and safe place to live and there are a small number of youths in the town that we are keeping an eye on.

“As you may have heard, in Kristo Crushcov’s case, a15-year-old boy was given a eight-month referral order to the Youth Offending Team and was ordered to pay £75 to each of his victims.

“We also recently arrested an 18-year-old man and a 15-year-old in relation to a robbery earlier this month.

“We will be providing high-visibility patrols as much as we can, especially with the holidays coming up, but due to the tragic events in Salisbury, the force is a bit stretched.

“We haven’t abandoned you.”

Councillors at the area board meeting also agreed to approve a grant, which will pay for additional CCTV to be installed in parts of the Springfield Community Campus.

It is believed that the cameras, which will cost up to £2,000 to install, will help prevent anti-social behaviour and theft from the exhibition space, parts of the old library and the café.

Anyone with information about the attack, or any anti-social behaviour in the town, should call Wiltshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.