Curfew for city bus after windows smashed

Antisocial behaviour in the Torry area of Aberdeen has forced the 59 bus service to stop running after 6pm.

Stagecoach said the move was taken to “protect their key worker drivers” and apologised to locals.

It is understood the incidents have involved smashed windows.

The firm said they are looking to have those responsible identified and restore the service as soon as possible.

A Stagecoach North Scotland spokesman said: “Due to continued unacceptable antisocial behaviour in the Torry area of Aberdeen, our service 59 is not serving the area after 6pm.

“We were forced to take this action to protect our key worker drivers, who have a right to provide vital community transport links without any threat to their safety.

“We have reported the issue to the police and we are seeking their support and that of the local community to identify those responsible and put an end to the problem as soon as possible.”

A police spokesman said: “We have been made aware of concerns raised by our partners at Stagecoach following recent isolated incidents in the Torry area.

“Our officers have been carrying out ongoing high-visibility patrols in the community to prevent and respond to antisocial behaviour, as part of Operation Smallwood.

“We urge anyone with concerns to contact police on 101.”

Betty Lyon, of the Torry Development Trust, said: “There’s a group of teenagers, there’s quite a group of them, going about causing a lot of problems in Torry allegedly.

“They were actually throwing bricks at the buses and smashing the windows.”