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One mad night of chaos rocked our estate. This is what we're facing three months later

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It was the night when Brinnington's problems exploded into view. Halloween and Bonfire Night is always a busy night for the police - but the tirade of abuse, arson, and fireworks launched by '25 youths' was a level of anti-social behaviour the estate had not seen in years.

Months on from that night of trouble, the MEN visited the Stockport neighbourhood - recently named as one of the UK's most deprived - to see how life has been for residents since. READ MORE: 'Utter waste of money': Plans for 189-metre ramp in new Stockport park met with frosty reception Local people told us of the challenges they face as a new council report points to the ‘One Stockport Plan’ as its tool to tackle ‘pockets of very concentrated deprivation’ .

Two areas of Brinnington, and two in nearby Lancashire Hill, rank in the top one percent for deprivation nationally. Northumberland Road is only three-quarters of a mile long, but it is the beating heart of Brinnington.

It takes in tower blocks, cul-de-sacs, the library, a bus route, shops, and a leisure complex — which is being used a Covid-19 testing site.

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