Newport Bus has threatened to remove bus services in one part of the city after hundreds of pounds worth of damage was done to one of its buses. The transport company said the incident on Wednesday, April 19 involved objects reportedly being thrown at a Newport Bus by a number of youths travelling near the Ringland Centre, resulting in damage to the vehicle.
Pictures from the scene showed one window on a bus shattered with broken glass visible inside the vehicle. Gwent Police said it was investigating a report of anti-social behaviour and criminal damage to a bus near the Ringland Centre on Wednesday, April 19.
Newport Bus said it had recorded 11 incidents of vandalism to their vehicles that required repairs in 2022. In a Facebook post uploaded it said: "Should we continue to suffer this damage, we will consider removing services from affected areas."
