Tears and fury as 50 neighbours turn up at council meeting in vain

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Oldham Council approved the opening of a ‘controversial’ new children’s home in Shaw at a tense planning meeting on Wednesday (December 11).

More than fifty neighbours attended the meeting to express their anger about the ‘unsuitable’ home, which objectors claimed would cause traffic issues and ‘lower house prices’ due to antisocial behaviour.

The four-bedroom property will now become a ‘stable home’ to three children aged seven to 17 with emotional needs, according to the residential care management firm Safe Hands.

Three members of staff would be on duty during the day - with between one and three remaining at night. READ MORE: 'Badly worded' motion leaves councillors furious as they vote to 'not not' take action But local resident Katie Nicholson tearfully asked councillors to ‘reject this application’ over impacts on the highway.