Residents of Barrhead say they are at the 'end of their tether' with the spate of vandalism and violence.
The route will continue to stop on Barrhead Main St despite locals claims the group have targeted supermarkets and small businesses there.Residents of an East Renfrewshire town say they are at the "end of their tether" after a spate of youth vandalism and violence led to a bus service cancellation.
One woman said: "When I saw the buses cancelled at the weekend I was just scunnered. It really upsets me. One of these boys are going to come to a sticky end." The issues came to a head at the weekend when McGills announced on social media that the 51, 51A and 3 would no longer serve Auchenback between 17:00 and 05:00.
"We have alerted Police Scotland to the issues but due to manpower problems they have had limited ability to assist.A McGill's passenger was recently injured on another service in Renfrew when the bus was attacked by a separate group.Image caption,Kirsty Black, who runs MacPhee's cafe with her partner, James, said the nearby Asda supermarket was a particular target for the group."The police and security guards do try.
"Sadly the whole community is being affected by their actions, with reductions in buses, services and people possibly fearing going out in their local community."Local SNP MSP Tom Arthur said he has previously been in contact with the local community policing team as well as East Renfrewshire Council regarding the anti-social behaviour.
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