Taxing private schools could lose Labour the Altrincham and Sale West seat at the general election, according to concerned residents.
26.06.2024 - 06:23 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Residents are hoping to 'rebuild' a community in Greater Manchester where parents are said to be 'too scared' to let their kids play out at local parks.
Limeside in Hollinwood has seen a surge in ‘youths carrying weapons’ according to the GMP, who descended on the area as recently as last weekend following reports of gangs of men brandishing knives in nearby Hollin Road. It comes after residents claimed kids were left to 'run wild' on the street and serious crime in the area, with a teenage boy stabbed in an Aldi car park earlier this year.
But local councillors and the housing association who run the estate are now working together to bring about change. Onward Homes and councillor Abdul Wahid are aiming to reopen a community centre in Limeside Park to create a new ‘focal point’ for local residents. The centre on the corner of First Avenue and Ninth Avenue closed down during Covid but is due to reopen this August, according to Coun Wahid.
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The councillor said: “I’m hoping it will bring a bit of community back to Hollinwood, because we’re definitely losing it.
“People don’t really go there. I’ve known of residents and parents who just don’t want to send their kids anywhere near Limeside Park because of knife crime and such things.”
On June 23, police stop-and-search powers were extended over Limeside after 'reports of people with weapons acting in a threatening way'.
It's not the first time the area has been the focus of police attention. A 'Section 60' was also applied to the area after an eighteen-year-old was stabbed at a nearby Aldi car park in February, and the estate was also linked to a mass-brawl that broke out between two groups of
Taxing private schools could lose Labour the Altrincham and Sale West seat at the general election, according to concerned residents.
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