DRUNKEN students are hurling glass bottles from the windows of their university accommodation, it has been claimed.

They also vomit and urinate in the street and cause high levels of litter, according to a worried security worker at halls of residence in Bournemouth town centre.

Cleo Smith made the claims after hearing that a nearby pizza takeaway business had applied for a licence to deliver alcohol with home deliveries of food.

But her claims have been denied by students who live there and nearby workers.

In a witness statement Ms Smith said: “Over the years I have had to deal with the effects and aftermath of students who have drunk too much alcohol. They pour in at all times of night, vomiting in the street, which cannot be pleasant for shoppers and workers arriving in the area the following day.

“Together with anti-social behaviour such as noise, urinating in the streets and litter occurring in public, staff have to deal with alcohol-related incidents inside.”

Ms Smith, who works at Purbeck House in Oxford Road, added: “I receive calls from neighbouring businesses about security offices being targeted with glass bottles thrown from windows, either as fun or plain laziness from the students who cannot be bothered to dispose of bottles correctly in the bin.”

Her statement is part of papers due to be considered by Bournemouth council’s licensing board today when they decide whether Centro Pizza in Lansdowne Crescent will be granted temporary permission to deliver alcohol with food on Friday and Saturday February 17 and 18 from 10am until 3am.

Sergeant Derek McKerl from the Dorset Police licensing team has also prepared a lengthy statement opposing the application.

He said Centro Pizza fell within the town’s cumulative impact area, which has been identified as experiencing high levels of crime and disorder due to the saturation of licensed premises.

In his report, he said he feared the idea could lead to robberies of delivery persons, increased violence and more alcohol- related crime and anti-social behaviour.

“We see the delivery of alcohol as a potentially dangerous idea that could lead to robberies and could draw the interest of criminals wishing to lure unsuspecting victims to their front doors,” he said.

“The application is a risky, possibly even reckless step, given the potentially harmful effects of alcohol on families, communities, the legal system and the healthcare system.”

Jenny Jenkin, the university’s director of student and academic services, said the university took reports of antisocial behaviour seriously.

She added: “We have robust systems in place to enforce discipline within our student community, including written warnings and fines. We also part-fund the university’s safer neighbourhood team of community police and invest in the environmental health team to help prevent anti-social behaviour.

“We have made huge inroads in improving student behaviour throughout the town and so I am very disappointed at the quotes in the report which unfairly portray all of our students in a bad light.”

The application was due to be considered this morning.

What do you think?

Biological science student Sophie French, 18, said: “Incidents sometimes happen but I would not say it is common.

“I live in Purbeck House and I have never experienced any problems.”

Kalon Grimes, 20, a biological science student, said: “People sometimes are a bit worse for wear after a night out but themajority are not the stereotype. I wouldn’t say people deliberately throw things out of windows.”

John Maher runs Patricks Sandwich Bar. He said: “We don’t get any problems around here so I wouldn’t object to the licence. We are very close to the student accommodation and there are no problems .”

Pauline Plant, who works in Oxford Road, said: “I get here at around 8.15am and there is never any mess. It’s not true to say the area is full of litter and broken bottles – it is tidy and quiet around here.”