Calls for more council youth funding following willful fireraising incident
dailyrecord.co.ukA councillor has called for more funding from the Scottish Government to be dished out to create activities for young people – in the wake of a deliberate blaze in Johnstone.
Councillor Alison Ann-Dowling was responding to reports of a fire that was started metres away from a petrol station in the town during the Easter holidays.
The incident took place behind the Morrisons garage in Johnstone on Wednesday, April 12 around 8pm. Fortunately the blaze had fizzled out by the time the emergency service arrived.
In response, police issued an appeal to help find those responsible for the fire. While the culprits of the blaze have not yet been found, Councillor Ann-Dowling suggested that it could have been the work of disenchanted youths and questioned what kind of activities and facilities are available to distract young people from such acts.
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