'It’s better in Strangeways than out here': The business owners living in fear on Manchester's 'Counterfeit Street'
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukA metal shutter opens and reveals a hidden shop filled with designer clothing. Christmas is just weeks away, and the warren of streets in the shadow of Strangeways prison is a bustling hive of activity.
Couples and groups of young men and women lug bags of shopping along Bury New Road towards the city centre. Everything from the latest Beats headphones to new Adidas trainers can be found in these parts, but there's a catch. READ MORE: Many of the items on sale are knock off versions of the real thing - in an area long known as Britain's counterfeit capital.
Drug dealing, prostitution and street harassment are also ingrained here and residents who use the road complain it has become effectively "lawless." The mile-long stretch in Cheetham
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