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Weston Rise Estate

Title
Weston Rise Estate
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
10 Mar 1996
Year of production
1996
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Duration
00:07:15
Description
Lisa Costello reports on accusations of gross incompetence levelled at Islington Council in London by a group of council tenants living on the 1960s Weston Rise Estate; lack of security with improvements postponed several times; and problems of drug dealers and prostitutes coming from nearby Kings Cross area. Speaks to tenant Peter Byfield and tenants’ manager Bob Edwards.
Contributors
Lisa Costello; Peter Byfield; Bob Edwards
Keywords
London; Local authorities; Council housing; Prostitution; Islington; Illegal drugs; Security; Weston Rise Estate

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