The Greater Manchester estate where outsiders have been banned

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Police have shut down an entire estate plagued by drug dealing and anti-social behaviour. The closure order has been issued across 19 blocks of flats on the Freehold estate in Rochdale.

The measure, which prohibits access to the flats to anyone other than residents, is intended to stop criminals entering the estate.

Police say it will prevent people from congregating in open spaces, including "stairwells, landings, bridges and near bin chutes".

It is in force from today (Monday) and will last for three months. Police patrols have been stepped up in order to enforce the order and anyone who breaches it could be arrested, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has warned. READ MORE: Patients 'at risk' in hospital which is 'literally falling down' The force launched an operation to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour on the Freehold estate in December of last year.