'Acne lights' used to stop young people gathering

Pink "acne lights" are being used in a bid to prevent young people gathering near underpasses in Mansfield.

The lights, put up in two underpasses in the town, are the same kind used by dermatologists to show up pimples and acne blemishes.

The project, championed by Layton Burroughs Residents' Association following consultation with Nottinghamshire Police, is set to be extended to a third site.

A spokesman for The National Youth Agency said the use of pink lights was equivalent to treating young people as the enemy.

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