Stagecoach has stopped one of its services from travelling through an estate following fears for customer safety.
The travel provider posted on Twitter at around 3.30pm on Thursday, April 6, following issues on the 21 service between Northwood and Liverpool City Centre. They announced all services would be ending and starting at Kirkby Bus Station following anti-social behaviour.
This means 14 stops between Kirkby Bus Station and Chadwell Road will not have any Stagecoach buses until further notice.
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The tweet from Stagecoach said: "Due to anti-social behaviour, service 21 will terminate at Kirkby Bus Station until further notice, not serving Northwood. We do apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, the safety of our drivers and customers is paramount."
A spokesperson for Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire said: "We have seen an increase in anti-social behaviour ranging from objects being thrown at vehicles to interior vehicle damage by large groups. Due to this we have made the decision to withdraw the service from Northwood estate and terminate at Kirkby, for the safety of our customers and staff.
"We are working with Merseyside Police to stop these incidents from happening so that we can continue to serve our local communities, ensuring everyone gets to where they need to be safely which is our number one priority."
It comes as youths have been causing trouble across Merseyside during the Easter holidays. Merseyside Police has extended a dispersal zone at Liverpool waterfront for a second time as gangs continue to cause chaos in the area.
One police inspector described how gangs had caused "distress and intimidation" to people going about their day over the last few weeks. One incident saw a gang of kids board a Liverpool sightseeing bus, start the engine and get off it.
This caused the bus to roll forward and crash into a metal fence and a pile of bricks. Further incidents included assault, causing anti-social behaviour, criminal damage and robbery offences.
Community Policing Inspector Jack Woodward said: “As it is the school holidays and the daylight hours are getting longer, this sadly causes a small minority of youths to cause trouble and distress to others in the city centre, and this behaviour is totally unacceptable."
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