Stoke-on-Trent street plagued by fly-tipping shut
Tim Sherwin owns Stoke Flame, a fireplace business that looks out onto the land, and has a car park on a corner of it.He said staff have to apologise to customers for the state of Pyenest Street"It's been a central hub and hotspot for fly-tipping, drug dealing, stolen vehicles, prostitution, and there's quite a few homeless people living in these derelict businesses opposite us," he saidMr Sherwin said as "proud Stokies" they do not want to move out of the area they have been based in since 1970, but it is embarrassing, and they welcome the prospect of the site being re-developed."Anything is going to be better than what we've got at the minute," he added.
Kishore Jammula has owned nearby Indian Restaurant Mirchi since 2012 and is pleased that redevelopment work is planned."It is really good for me, and the whole community around it," he said, describing repeated fly-tipping on Pyenest Street as "very frustrating."The road closure will be in place until 1 May 2027, with some of the remaining buildings on the site set to be demolished in the near future, subject to consents, added the council."This area has been a magnet for illegal dumping for some time. It has also attracted anti-social behaviour," said councillor Amjid Wazir OBE."The area has so much potential to be a cleaner, greener and safer corner of the city."
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