KARL Crangle and his security team from a Worcestershire bar want to start a pub watch scheme to reduce anti-social behaviour.

The team believes a lack of communication between the pubs and the police has resulted in several incidents which could have been avoided.

The Vaults Bar, Malvern, has been forced to eject people who had already been thrown out of other pubs and Mr Crangle says that if he had known they were trouble-makers, he would never have let them in.

The Vaults would like all the town's pubs to be connected to each other and police through radio, so if someone is causing a problem in one venue everyone is aware of it.

"Forewarned is forearmed," said Mr Crangle.

Head door supervisor at the Vaults Chris Francis said: "People are leaving other pubs after disturbances and moving on to bars, resulting in the events from earlier recurring.

"Trouble-makers must be refused entry at the earliest possible time. It is obviously easier to refuse entry than attempt to eject someone after they have gained entry and bought a drink," he said.

Mr Francis said his security team had an excellent view of everything going on in town, making them added eyes and ears for police.

Radios are already successfully used in Worcester.

"The public are safe in the knowledge that if someone causes trouble it will result in their night coming to an end as they will be turned away from every bar," said Mr Francis.

A spokesman for Malvern police said there was a long history of the police working closely with licensees and this would be a practical extension of that enduring and effective relationship.

"Anything that improves the monitoring of licensed premises generally and early identification of real or potential incidents requiring police attendance in particular has to be welcomed," he said.