The heart of this Greater Manchester neighbourhood could be crushed and replaced by 'rectangles in the sky'

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The one mile drive from Silk Street to Regent Road in Salford is a boulevard of high-rise apartments. They are part of a forest of towers which now straddle both sides of the River Irwell in central Manchester and its twin city.

But in Ordsall, locals and three Labour councillors are saying enough is enough. A total of 2,192 residents have signed a petition against plans to demolish Regent Retail Park at the heart of the district and replace it with 3,300 apartments - including what would be the tallest tower in the country outside London. Revealed: Government's Strangeways action plan after sickening conditions inside jail brutally exposed The shops which would go serve a community where 689 children under the age of 16 live in low-income families - 46 percent of all children in the area.

The local child poverty rate is particularly high for older children, rising to 57 percent at age 11 to 15 years the highest rate in the city.

The stores are cheap and accessible - and include Home Bargains, Poundland, Argos, TK Max, Boots, and three large charity stores as well JD Sports and a gym.