Work starts in Grimsby on building new homes in one of most deprived areas

“Your suggestion wouldn't solve the problem BennyMountain, knock down the whole area and the people who have turned it into what it is would just move elsewhere and create the same problems in a different area. The problem isn't the properties, its the people. I grew up in the East Marsh and it used to be a great place to live, (no I am not going back that far either). As a teenager I would regularly walk from Freeman Street to Park Street late in the evening, mostly with friends but occasionally alone and always felt perfectly safe. Of course Oxford Street back then was full of friendly little shops not semi derelict boarded up properties.

The houses in the area may be old, but they are substantial and well built traditional terraces. In many towns houses such as the ones in Park Street would have been 'kept up' and considered to be desirable town houses, selling for a fair amount of money. The decline started with the Council grant schemes which whilst providing the money for much needed structural improvements included no proviso on keeping the outside of the building looking the same; thereby leading to the hotchpotch of odd windows and facades that we see today. This was compounded by the conversion of the larger properties to bed sits. The biggest problem though has to be the general decline in the standards and behaviour of the population, which although worse in some areas is seen all over the town.”

“Get rid of the idiots and drugs and then maybe the idea will work but UN till then it will won't work”

“How many "bad" areas are there in North East Lincs ?”

“Gaza Street ?”

“Great Plan Benny, then we can send them all round to where ever you live!!

It may be an unfortunate fact for you Benny and the rest of your right wing mates but people have to live somewhere, we have moved on from the medieval times of eviction and imprisonment for vagrancy just because they no longer have a home.

This area was constructed in the late 19th century to house people of the working classes, unfortunately these days we also have the non working classes and they also have a right to have a home.

demolish the area fine but dont be surprised when the tenants take over your neighbourhood.”

“The whole area between park street and freeman street should be demolished. Yeah sure, it has some decent citizens but unfortunatly they are a very small minority. That area is overrun by rotten to the core kids whose parents only concern is when their benefits arive. Spending a few quid on some new houses wont do a thing to improve that area, military patrols is what's needed!!”

“You might not be able to polish one....but you can sprinkle it with 100's and 1000's!”

“lot of people have only seen the worst of guilford street years ago you were able to go out leave doors open and nothing was touch.it did go down hill with private landlords letting to anybody and not vetting them. the home i lived in was in the family for 100years and 2 members of my family were still living there up until they were bought by the council.no matter where you live there will always be trouble it just esculates more in different areas.the naming of the street
(seaguild way ) that will remember all the fishermens families who lived there years ago and not takingthe name guildford street away altogether.memories live with no matter what .”

“charliep102 allso it dos,nt mater how much you keep rubbing yor rod it ai,nt gonna shine”

“T.U.R.D.”