'People say that Freehold is rough, but it's not.'
Not too long ago, it was a notorious, crime-ridden estate shut off to outsiders. Now, police and neighbours say, it's changed.
The closure order, Greater Manchester Police have announced, has been lifted. Freehold residents say life is getting better. "You don't tend to stay here... you tend to move on," she said. "I grew up here, but I moved away for a better life for my daughter. This closure order should have happened years ago. All the kids used to play out together when I was young, but they don't any more.
"I'm proud we could make this commitment to the community and my team and I look forward to future investment and improvements in the area." Codie added: "You don't get as much nonsense as you used to, but it's a lot quieter now. You still get the odd couple of people causing trouble, but you would get that everywhere. This closure order has been a real benefit to the community.
"There were groups of drug dealers on the stairwells and they had set fires there before. They had to evacuate all the landings a few months ago. We moved to the other side of Freehold for a bigger place. I think it's fine around here.
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