POLICE and town hall bosses are turning the tables on trouble-makers on a Haslingden housing estate.

The ground-breaking Estate Agreement between agencies in Rossendale will be launched next Monday. Centred on the West View area, it has been drawn up between Eaves Brook Homes, a Preston-based housing association, local residents and public service providers in the Valley.

The agreement aims to make life a misery for crooks and yobs, using an information-sharing system to root out bad tenants for eviction. Tenants will be encouraged to supply police and the council with information about problem neighbours.

Inspector Caroline Edwards, of Rawtenstall Police, said: "Monday will involve the signing of the landmark arrangement between Eaves Brook House, Lancashire Police, Rossendale Council, and the people of West View who look out for the interests of young people."

A spokesman for Eaves Brooks Homes said: "In recent years there have been problems on the estate with juvenile nuisance and drug-related problems.

"But thanks to the co-operation of the residents, the community is pulling together to make it a better place to live."

Lady Joyce Montgomery, chairman of the Manchester-based Harvest Housing Group, which monitors housing associations, added: "Estate Agreements are growing in popularity and are a powerful tool in preventing decline on estates, giving residents a clear sense of who is responsible for aspects of estate life and what they can expect from various service providers."

The official signing is on Monday at the West View Office, in Hud Rake, at 11.40am.

Guests will include Lady Montgomery; David Rigby, head of environmental services at Rossendale Council; Paul Stanners, neighbourhood regeneration officer at Eaves Brook Housing, and Insp Edwards.