"I haven't left my house for months": The harsh reality of life on the estate dubbed 'one of the worst in Greater Manchester'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukParents have been left scared to leave their homes and let their kids play in the park on an estate branded the 'worst in Rochdale'.
Drug dealers, balaclava-clad gangs of teens and boy racers plague the Alkrington estate in Middleton, according to terrified locals. "People are becoming fearful to live in their own homes.
It's not right," explains a mum-of-two in the doorway of her home. "Twenty years ago when I moved in, it was a lovely place to live...
but not anymore." Shopkeepers told the MEN how they have been bombarded with racist abuse from teens who smashed windows. "I only feel safe when I close the shutters" said Pervaiz, who has worked at the village store for two years. READ MORE Mum on her heartbreaking last moments with 'incredible' daughter as she died in hospital bed next to her "They have broken the windows outside the shop.
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