Action to curb binge drinking, reoffending and domestic abuse will be the focus of an organisation which was set up to improve life in Craven.

Craven Community Area Partnesrship is to tackle the dangers of alcohol abuse, deal with abuse in the home, work on ways to reduce reoffending and improve road safety.

The organisation set out its priorities for 2011-12 in a report to North Yorkshire County Council’s Craven Area Committee.

The document also revealed that in a survey carried out throughout 2010, people were most concerned about cars driving too fast, drivers using mobile phones and cars parked inconsiderately.

Councillors learned that the two major areas the partnership would focus on involved vulnerable communities and reducing the harm caused by alcohol.

A major task would be to identify areas where anti-social behaviour could be committed or likely to cause alcohol-fuelled incidents.

And it would continue to address parental responsibility and raise awareness of the dangers of underage and binge drinking.

To reduce reoffending, it had introduced a “make-safe” scheme which aimed at removing the offender of domestic abuse from the home.

The report says: “This should help reduce the long-term effects of domestic violence in families which, in turn, should help reduce the likelihood of the risk of children being exposed to domestic violence becoming involved in criminal behaviour.”

Among its achievements throughout 2010-11 was the introduction of an outreach worker to offer support to victims of domestic abuse.

Over Christmas, it had held various awareness events about the dangers of drinking and driving and had produced a leaflet aimed at parents about the facts about alcohol and the dangers of underage drinking.

It had also set up the Pass Plus scheme aimed at new drivers to enable them to enhance their driving skills.