A woman has been banned from a town centre and entering some of the local shops after bringing 'misery to residents and businesses' in the area.
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Furious Ancoats residents have put up SPIKES up to stop ‘disgraceful’ parking outside their houses.
After launching a petition to call on the council to solve parking problems on Weybridge Road earlier this month, residents have taken matters into their own hands.
It comes after United Utilities workers asked motorists to remove their cars from a grass verge in order to carry out necessary repairs to pipes. The Manchester Evening News understands that work did not start as scheduled yesterday (March 30).
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Residents also fear for the safety of road users, Jaime Lightbowne said. “It’s an accident waiting to happen,” the 36-year-old mum added.
“I want to stop people getting hurt rather than waiting for someone to get hurt.
“A mixture of neighbours have built the fence. Someone put some of the sticks up and others said ‘we will have a go at putting it up too’.”
Jaime added that as of 2:15pm on Thursday she had seen ‘no sign’ of United Utilities staff. The M.E.N. contacted the water company to find out why, but no reply was received at the time of writing.
The Weybridge Road row has exploded into view in recent months, with Liberal Democrat campaigner and resident Chris Northwood saying some vehicles have been vandalised.
“It’s become a flashpoint,” she said. “Some have had windows smashed, and people leave cones out to stop people parking outside their house.”
Labour councillors in the area agree the situation is ‘disgraceful’. Couns Irene Robinson and Majid Dar said in a joint statement: “Parking down Weybridge Street and the surrounding area is disgraceful and we share residents' anger on it.
“It makes it harder to drive down the
A woman has been banned from a town centre and entering some of the local shops after bringing 'misery to residents and businesses' in the area.
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Arlo Parks has shared how her forthcoming new album ‘My Soft Machine’ takes inspiration from the heavy sound of bands like Fontaines D.C. and My Bloody Valentine.Back in January, Parks shared news of her second album and unveiled its first single ‘Weightless’, followed up this month by ambient new track ‘Impurities’.The singer-songwriter has described the forthcoming new record as a “deeply personal body of work” which highlights the artist’s experience of navigating life in her 20s.Now the London artist has offered a sense of what to expect from the sound of her new album, sharing that it will be noisier than her gentle 2021 debut ‘Collapsed in Sunbeams’.Speaking to BBC Radio 6 Music, Parks shared that it’s “always been the case” that she’s a fan of heavier genres, but said it’s “never really shown itself in my music”.“One of my favourite bands is My Bloody Valentine, and I bring a few more of those moments into My Soft Machine,” she continued.She praised the rock band for their “sense of absolute chaos, and you feel that your ears are falling off, but then there’s this real delicate quality to the lyrics”.“They’re really sensual and vulnerable, but alongside this wall of sound,” she added.The singer also shared that upcoming live shows will be “a lot more full-bodied”, with the aim of creating “a wall of sound, whereas maybe before there was more of that sense of minimalism”.“I think I’m bringing a lot more energy, to be honest.