Drive for peace in parking wars

RESTRICTIONS PLAN FOR 'ONE OF COOLEST PLACES IN THE WORLD TO LIVE'

- ETHAN DAVIES

MAJOR parking restrictions could soon come to Ancoats and New Islington after a new scheme was unveiled.

It's been designed after the area, often named as one of the world's coolest places to live, was rocked by parking wars among residents and a spate of vehicle crime last year.

Eventually, some residents of Weybridge Road took matters into their own hands and put up makeshift spikes to prevent double-parking.

"You look out the window and all you see is cars. You can't see trees... it's just a car park," said Jaime Lightbrowne, who started a petition calling for action, speaking last March.