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'We've been reporting the drainage issues for years' - frustrated residents speak out after flooding on Leigh estate

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Leigh could have been easily prevented if the council had acted on complaints dating back 'years'. Water flowed into Stirling Close, on the Higher Folds estate, after the nearby Pen Leach Brook burst its banks yesterday afternoon (Wednesday January 20).Although it stopped at most people's front fences, some people were not so lucky.

One of those people was Kerry Cunningham, along with her 84-year-old mother, who had to be carried out of the house by firefighters.

Speaking to Manchester Evening News outside her home this morning, Kerry said: "Everyone was phoning the council to get something done and we did get sandbags but by that time, we were already ankle-deep.

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