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An entire Greater Manchester town centre has been slapped with a sixth 48-hour dispersal order in a month.

Police have been regularly used the tactic in Wigan as officers try to tackle a spate of crime and anti-social behaviour. The first order was issued on September 11 after a 42-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy were stabbed at Wigan Interchange.

Both victims were left with injuries described by police as 'serious but not life-threatening'. Speaking at the time police said the knife attacks were part of a wave of incidents that were 'plaguing Wigan town centre'.

Now, Greater Manchester Police has identified 15 youths responsible for anti-social behaviour in the town centre and the parents of all of them have been visited by officers. View 2 Images

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