FRODSHAM College has promised to identify and punish students who continue to intimidate townsfolk despite being warned about anti-social behaviour.

The college responded to complaints from a woman who claimed she felt so intimidated that she called the police from her car parked at Frodsham Railway Station as a group of Frodsham students surrounded her and spat and flicked lit cigarette ends at the vehicle.

Writing in Frodsham's community newsletter, the woman said: 'Is it not time we stood up to these young hooligans to show them we will not tolerate their anti-social behaviour?'

Town mayor Nigel Griffiths said: 'We wrote expressing the council's concern and asking the college what they were going to do about it.

'Unfortunately, what we would once have called high spirits can turn nasty nowadays and frighten people.

'We will be asking Frodsham's community police officer, PC Phil Meredith, to keep an eye on the station at the end of the school day and perhaps police could go in.'

In a letter to Frodsham Town Council, college assistant headteacher, Mr D McGrath, said: 'I am concerned to learn about the increased unruly and intimidating

behaviour of some of our students at the train station.

'This ties in with our general concern about a large number of teenagers who come into Frodsham at weekends and engage in violent, disruptive and anti-social behaviour, but I must stress that only a small minority are from our school.'

'I have warned all students we will not hesitate to identify and take action against anyone who engages in such behaviour, even if it is outside school, including weekends.

'This reflects our desire to work with the community.

'Everybody has the right to stand at a train station without fear of intimidation or other types of anti-social behaviour.'