'I'm just living day to day'
Café owner Colin Wood looks up at his faded sign, his eyes squinting beneath the bright February sun. “I can’t even afford a new one,” he says. “Everything is going up so much.”
“There are more cars on the road and people park everywhere,” he said. “There are holes all over the road, it’s been like that for years. Great-granddad John Lengden is another Longsight resident struggling with the rising cost of living. While he would normally stock his cupboards whenever his grandchildren stay over, now he can only afford to buy food day to day.
Having lived in Longsight for more than 40 years, John says some parts are better than others. “You come here and you only have to walk around [to see] it’s like a dustbin. Housing wise, it’s better. They should brighten up the place up but no one bothers.” Maria Traziza has lived in Longsight for 17 years, having moved to Manchester from Australia. “It’s not a bad area,” the 45-year-old said. “But it’s very rough and very dangerous. I live down the road and the crime over there, the substances people take. It’s so bad.”
Maria’s dire situation is one taxi driver Musassar Mehmood knows all too well. “Obviously everyone is in the same boat,” the dad-of-three said. “Everybody is the same – I'm the same, you’re the same, everybody here is the same. There’s nothing you can do. Obviously we want the government to make the right decisions, but I can’t force them.”
"However, where necessary the Council is directing resource across the city to improve carriageways and repair defects so that those who need to drive can do so.” Coun Lee-Ann Igbon, Executive Member for Vibrant Neighbourhoods said: “The Council is aware of the range of issues which affect residents in Longsight. The tackling of anti-social behaviour is an issue the Council takes very seriously, as no one should have to live in an area where they feel intimated or unsafe.
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