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Liverpool Echo
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Abigail Nicholson

Arriva stop buses after 6pm on estate with hundreds of homes

Arriva have restricted buses after 6pm on an estate with hundreds of homes.

The travel provider announced at 3.30pm on Thursday, October 20, they would be restricting its 413, 414 and 423 services from stopping on the Leasowe estate after 6pm - effective immediately. Arriva said this was due to instances of antisocial behaviour around the Twickenham Drive area in recent days and added that police were investigating.

Buses will now be diverted via Leasowe Castle "until further notice". Arriva is the only travel provider that visits the estate after 6pm, with people only being able to us a train, taxi or car after 6pm.

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An Arriva spokesperson said: "We have had a number of instances of antisocial behaviour during the evening on the Leasowe Estate in the area of Twickenham Drive, affecting our services 413,414,423. Due to these incidents services will be diverted of and evening (from 6pm) with immediate effect and until further notice, via Leasowe Castle.

"We are working closely with Travel-Safe to try and alleviate the poor behaviour, all incidents have been reported to the police and CCTV downloaded to aid in any investigations."

This isn't the first time buses have been diverted away from the Leasowe estate, as Arriva restricted the same services over a number of weeks in summer.

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