IMMINENT action is being called for to tackle a “dangerous” bus stop attracting foul behaviour.

Lee Gillham – a resident at Kingswood House, in Farnham Road, Slough – said he has faced a two-year battle trying to be taken seriously about the anti-social behaviour he witnesses constantly at a bus stop outside his home.

The resident, who has lived in the block for 18 years, said: “I’ve seen it all for myself. There are a lot of drunks sitting in there smoking and drinking. People urinating and defecating and school children vandalising it.

“People don’t want to stand in the bus shelter because it stinks of urine and it attracts undesirables.”

He said the shelter acts as a ‘hideout’ because the bus stop faces towards the footpath. The residents have even spent £3,000 on trimming away the trees in order to try and remove the extra shelter the branches were offering.

The 49-year-old said: “It definitely makes me feel uneasy but I can handle myself." and I do tell other people don’t go out and challenge people.”

Separate from the anti-social behaviour issue, people have to step out into the layby in order to flag down buses – something Mr Gillham believes to be dangerous.

The aircraft loader, who works at Heathrow, has contacted both police and the council. He praised the quick action from officers when 101 is called but said it is a waste of police time and has seen no action from the council.

He said: “The easy solution would be to turn the bus stop around. But they said they can’t turn the bus stop around - we think because it means they’ll lose advertising space – and they don’t want to get rid of it because it’s useful to older people in the area, which I totally agree with.

“It’s only a matter of time before someone in the block gets involved in a fracas and someone will get hurt.”

Slough Borough Council said an external company is contracted to deal with the bus shelters and it was not aware of any issues being reported about the shelter however, turning it around would cost in the region of £7,000.

A council spokeswoman said: “Moving the bus shelter isn’t as easy as it sounds because it’s electronically linked and specialists would need to be hired.” She said advertising space was not relevant.

Anyone experiencing issues in relation to the bus shelter is urged to contact the council.