Police officers will tweet details of every incident reported and the response in a bid to help others understand the type of things the force has to deal with.

The Twitterthon will take place on Friday and will detail calls received by South Yorkshire Police between noon and midnight and information relating to arrests.

The Friday before Christmas is traditionally one of the forces busiest days of the year for alcohol related antisocial behaviour and violent crime.

Superintendent Peter Norman said: “During the build up to Christmas and continuing over the festive and New Year period,  South Yorkshire Police see an increased demand through calls for service.

“The information being communicated through Twitter will raise awareness of the diverse and complex role of policing. This will hopefully enable the public to see, on one of the busiest periods, how much time and resources officers spend policing and keeping the community safe over the festive period.”

The tweets will also be shown on 'Digi vans' in the town centre.

South Yorkshire police uses Twitter on a regular basis to communicate with the public and the force's main account @Syptweet now has 19,569 followers.

To follow the twitterthon live feed visit http://www.southyorks.police.uk/twitterfall or follow #SYtweetmas.