There is growing concern about the increasing number of vagrant, intoxicated "people" (for want of a better term) who are disturbing Kemp Town, Brighton, with their violent and abusive behaviour.

Despite government claims of "zero tolerance", this appears to be on the increase.

One night, my fiance and I had to experience yet another drunken or drugged-up lout who was arguing and wrestling with his "partner".

This then spilled over into shouting at us as well as lurching into us in a very aggressive way.

It caused my fiance to bump into a parked car and bruise her arm. She has come over from Spain and has only been here a couple of months.

This sort of experience can be very unsettling for her.

It had been mooted that Kemp Town and St James's Street, where this incident took place, were to be renovated and improved yet nothing seems to have happened, apart from reducing the width of the road for buses.

We shouldn't have to put up with these awful, aggressive people who litter our streets.

Part of my weighty £800 council tax per annum contributes towards the police but it's difficult to see an officer on the streets of Brighton these days.

Regular patrols and a constant presence would be real security to us all and a deterrent to those foul-mouthed and violent individuals.

I also thought drinking in public places was illegal and in some places an on-the-spot fine would be issued.

Yet these individuals are always hanging around, drinking, leaving cans everywhere.

Why is this allowed?

Why can't the police at least move these people on and then maybe they'll finally get the message and stay away?

-M Lancaster, Brighton