Concerns have been expressed after a bus stop in Ulverston was damaged in what was the latest incident in a spate of vandalism in the town.
A panel of glass was smashed at the shelter in Victoria Road – with the town council asking the public to take care around it.
The damage follows on from cases of vandalism at the Roxy Cinema, the former police station and The Gill public toilets. “It’s absolutely horrendous,” said Cllr Dave Webster.
“I just can’t understand the reasoning behind it [the string of incidents]. It’s costing a lot of money to get repaired.
“Is it boredom? Is it their way of having fun? You just don’t know, unless you find out who it is and speak to them.”
Cllr Webster called on the police to take action and said he wanted to see ‘more enforcement’ in the town.
He also referenced the problem of underage drinkers trying to obtain fake identification to get into pubs.
Cllr Mark Wilson described the shelter damage as ‘another disappointing piece of mindless vandalism’.
“We look after the bus shelters you see, we maintain them,” he said. “We also try to improve the stock of that which we own and it’s extremely frustrating to find people are destroying the items we are trying to build up.”
Cllr Wilson, who has lived in the area for 36 years, felt vandalism came in waves and was not constant.
Jayne Kendall, clerk at the town council, said there had also been reports of graffiti appearing in an alleyway off King Street.
In January, Charles Morris, managing director of the Roxy, said the cinema was planning to bolster its security after its front door was damaged by vandals.
“This is something that has been getting worse over the last few months,” he said at the time.
“We have recognised the group of kids doing this.”
A spokesman for Cumbria Constabulary said police were called to a report of criminal damage to the bus shelter in Victoria Road at around 8.30pm on Wednesday.
Anyone with information about the incident can report it online at www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it or phone 101.
