Work to install new gates at Stoke Town Hall is set to take place this weekend (Sunday 6 September).

New gates will be installed on the portico of the Grade II* listed Town Hall on Glebe Street, while a second heritage-style gate will also be installed between the Civic Centre and The Glebe public house.

Stoke-on-Trent City Council says the work "follows ongoing issues with anti-social behaviour around the Grade II* listed Town Hall and forms part of efforts to create a safer and more welcoming environment for everyone who uses the site".

The installation - funded through the Government-backed Design Out Crime scheme - will require a temporary pavement closure on Glebe Street immediately outside the Town Hall entrance.

The city council says disruption will be "kept to a minimum" and the work is expected to be completed within the day.

Councillor Finlay Gordon-McCusker, cabinet member for transport, infrastructure and regeneration, said: "People tell us they're fed up with seeing anti-social behaviour affecting our public spaces. They want cleaner, safer and more welcoming places, and that's exactly what we're delivering.

"Stoke Town Hall is one of the city's most important civic buildings and a key part of our heritage, so it is vital that we take steps to protect it and the people who use it.

"Reinstating these gates will help us address anti-social behaviour, improve security for staff and visitors and create a more welcoming environment around the Town Hall and Civic Centre.

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"This project forms part of our wider work to tackle anti-social behaviour, reduce crime and create cleaner, safer and more welcoming public spaces across the city."

The Stoke Town Hall portico is no longer the building's main entrance, but the doors continue to be used during civic events, weddings and other functions.

The city council says the new gates have been "carefully designed to complement the building's historic character" while also providing a layer of security.

Gates were also part of the original design of the town hall before being removed several decades ago,

A spokesperson for Stoke-on-Trent City Council said: "The scheme has been carefully designed to protect the Town Hall's historic fabric.

"The gates will be fixed into mortar joints rather than the stonework itself, and the council's heritage architect has worked closely with the installation team to agree a methodology that safeguards the building's significant features."

The city council added that the second gate between the Civic Centre and The Glebe public house will not be attached to the historic walls and will provide a "secure area" for staff entering and leaving the Civic Centre outside normal operating hours.