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Blakelaw bus services withdrawn as residents say they're too afraid to leave home
From attacks on buses to fires and reports of emergency workers being targeted, residents are demanding action. Find out what Newcastle councillors have agreed to do.
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00:00Residents in Blakelaw say antisocial behaviour is making them afraid to leave home.
00:06Stagecoach has withdrawn night services after buses were attacked with bricks.
00:11There were reports of vandalism, fires near football pitches and in bins, and attacks on emergency workers.
00:18At Newcastle City Council, a motion called for a strategy to tackle problems in Blakelaw and Cowgate.
00:24Councillor Irene Turnbull said residents deserve to feel safe in their community.
00:28A Green Amendment widened the motion to cover Newcastle citywide.
00:33Police recorded 7,789 antisocial behaviour incidents in Newcastle in the year 2 July, down 10%.
00:42The motion passed unanimously.

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