Residents face £26k bill for 'third world' road

RESIDENTS on an 'out-of-sight' road say their street is in such poor condition that 'it looks like the Somme' when it rains.

- ETHAN DAVIES AND MAISIE GRICE

Those living on Lion Brow, in Blackley, say the road is in such poor condition that potholes and fly-tipping plague their lives daily. The issues come about because Lion Brown is unadopted, which means it's 'not a publicly maintained highway' - so the council doesn't need to look after it.

To adopt the road, council bosses say it needs to be brought up to an 'acceptable standard' at the cost of residents, which they say will cost them £26,000.

David Hopes, who works in museum services and lives on the street off Rochdale Road, describes it as 'a third world street in a first world city.'