It's the idyllic village where homes rarely go up for sale. There's just one problem
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDarron Neil likes travelling with his son. The teen suffers from asthma and finds he doesn’t need his inhaler much whenever he’s away from home.
But the sneezing and coughing returns the second he gets back to Simister. With the family believing it’s linked to air pollution, they fear the worst is yet to come.
Nestled between Prestwich and Middleton, the tranquil village of Simister lies next to one of the busiest motorway junctions in the North West. READ MORE: The UK's least-known best place to live is a drive away from Manchester Roughly 90,000 vehicles pass through nearby Simister Island each day where the M62, M60 and M66 motorways intersect.
And while most residents don’t mind the persistent rumble of engines thundering by, others fear noise and air pollution levels will only increase following the completion of several future developments.
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