Nottinghamshire Police said the restrictions will allow officers to require people to remove a face covering where their identity is being concealed to commit crime or behave anti-socially.

Council bosses in Nottingham said they had 'listened to people who feel intimidated' after a raft of anti-social incidents involving people wearing balaclavas in the city centre

Evidence gathered by police identified more than 180 city centre incidents involving face coverings or balaclavas