'Disorder all the time' say businesses on city street where youths wreak havoc

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One business owner said elderly ladies usually shelter at her stall from the 'intimidating' teenagers

Groups of youths loitering on a city side street have been causing misery for shopkeepers, throwing bottles at staff, making a mess of displays, and leaving behind a trail of litter. Shop managers say groups have been meeting in Lincoln Street on Fridays and Sundays in recent weeks and have even threatened staff by getting behind the counter.Arti Gupta, 50, works at Subway on Lincoln Street and says she has now learned how to deal with the incidents.

READ MORE: Four teens arrested after Nottingham city centre shop disturbance READ MORE: Why doesn't Nottingham feel safe anymore? "They target her specifically on Fridays and Sundays, usually after 6pm. I did get teenagers coming in behind the counter once but I wasn't scared because I know how to handle it."

Another stall owner who sells clothes and wished to keep her identity private said elderly customers shelter themselves at her stall as the incidents leave them fearful. She said: "Groups of teenagers are always about, mainly at 3pm when school finishes. Vikas Sharma, 43, owns a food stall just off Lincoln Street, on Clinton Street West, explained that the street witnesses disorder "all the time". He said: "Kids are smashing bottles and it usually happens after school in the afternoon. They come straight from there because they wear their uniforms.

 

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