GRAFFITI VANDALS GO ON RAMPAGE
POLICE are on the trail of mindless vandals who ran riot in Paisley town centre.
Ugly graffiti was daubed on shops and in tenement closes in New Street, with businesses in nearby Weighhouse Close and part of the High Street also targeted.
The bright green graffiti was made using spray-paint and appears to be gang ‘tags’ which neds use to leave their own unique mark.
Vandals struck overnight in an area that is covered by town centre spy cameras.
Among the businesses which suffered at the hands of the yobs were historic pub The Bull Inn and its neighbouring bar, Paddy Malarkey’s.
A member of staff at The Bull Inn said: “The vandalism happened overnight and it’s disappointing.
“We have to remove the graffiti, which takes a bit of scrubbing.”
Graffiti is seen as one of Paisley’s biggest anti-social problems, with Glasgow Road, Moss Street, Causeyside Street and Neilston Road being favourite targets of the vandals.
The sides of tenement buildings in Glasgow Road are a particular target and few of these are ever free of the marks.
One 47-year-old Paisley worker said: “I travel into town along Glasgow Road and it looks like virtually every building has graffiti on it. The vandals appear to go to a lot of trouble to leave their mark behind.
“There are quite a few walls where they must have climbed on to a roof to spray the graffiti. It’s an eyesore and it’s depressing.”
Renfrewshire Council has a dedicated graffiti squad that aims to quickly remove all daubings from buildings once they are reported. The service is free of charge.
Police at Paisley have said they are aware of the problem and an initiative to tackle graffiti is currently under way.
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