POLICE issued a dispersal order in Wilmslow town centre yesterday evening, detaining one youth and removing several others from the area.

The order, which gives Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) the power to disperse crowds and prevent troublemakers from returning, was issued in the town centre and Colshaw Farm region following an ‘incident’, police say.

A spokesman for Cheshire Police said: “Cheshire Police have issued a dispersal Order for the Wilmslow area following an incident this evening. We received several reports of youths in the town, one has been detained and a number have since been removed from the area.

“Officers continue to stay in the area to prevent further incidents.”