TWO teenagers were arrested as police enforced further dispersal orders in Accrington town centre over the weekend.

Police said the girls were arrested for failing to provide their details.

Six other teenagers were issued with dispersal order and another is set to be dealt with by the youth offending after breaching the dispersal order.

The order gave officers the power to disperse anyone acting in an anti-social manner in Accrington town centre in a 48-hour period.

Anyone who refused to move could have been arrested and prosecuted.

The order, which started on Friday evening and lasted until Sunday evening, came as police have seen an escalation in ‘unacceptable’ behaviour from gangs of youngsters — as young as 11 — going on into the early hours of the morning.

The parents of the worst offenders have also received community penalty warning.

Police have not ruled out applying for further dispersal orders in the future.