Never a good combination and if the forecasters are right then we'll have a lot of thirsty people this summer. I welcome the Government plans to control the sale of alcohol at what is sometimes absurdly cheap prices.

I am sorry for responsible drinkers who want to benefit from good deals but too much of that alcohol is bought by people who can't drink sensibly and we do need to do something different if we don't want to go on with the same alcohol-fuelled problems.

The Echo carried a story this week about a World Cup party being axed partly because of the potential policing cost.

I am sure some good fans think the Police are just kill joys. However, the thought of up to 7,000 football fans enjoying the sun, world cup games on a big screen and ready availability of alcohol left me very clear that such an event would need effective policing.

The cost would be significant so why should other parts of the City have to have less policing just because we would be at this World Cup party? I think it's perfectly reasonable to expect the organisers of a commercial event to pay for any police requirement. According to the Echo Portsmouth City Council spent around £100,000 on the whole FA Cup final big screen event (not just on the policing!)and we certainly needed to be at that 'party'.

Cheap alcohol, easily available, is one of the causes of anti-social behaviour.

Our Police campign to tackle ASB through the summer starts at the end of this month and we have good support from the City Council and others. We have just set our own minimum standards for how tackle ASB and in brief they are these.

We will take immediate action.

We will speak to the victim/caller. If they have asked not to be visited then we will contact them by phone.

We will examine the scene and gather evidence and we will try and find out if it is a repeat incident.

We will take details of all witnesses, victims, suspects or offenders and we will take action against suspects/offenders.

We will tell the victim/caller what we have done and keep them informed and updated.

We will offer advice on what to do if it happens again and provide a reference number and a point of contact.

So I hope, unlike last year, that the forecast for the weather is right and that we can enjoy a beautiful south coast summer but with less of the behaviour which can ruin such a great time of year for some people.