Crime-cutting night bus experiment may be repeatedStagecoach The Night Bus in North Devon has impressed police and the councils that funded itAn experimental night bus service designed to cut anti-social behaviour in north Devon has proven so successful it may return next year. Police suggested it to help tackle the typical summer rise in crime and anti-social behaviour associated with longer evenings and increased population as holidaymakers flood in. 'Successful and much-valued'Torridge and North Devon councils said feedback from a 2023 trial and the Saturday service in July, August and September had been positive. North Devon Council contributed £750 towards the night bus but said it would see if it could find more money, describing the service as “successful and much-valued”. The service was set up by the police and funded by Devon County Council, North Devon Council, Torridge District Council, Cornwall County Council, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and Crimestoppers.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 21, 2024 19:14 UTC