[Margaret Pilkington]

There have been many house in our locality that could have been renovated....but have been knocked down, and shoebox style properties built on the land.
The houses that were knocked down were homes with history......sometimes lived in by families for generations....these families were subject to compulsory purchase.......when they could have been allocated grant money to bring their property up to a decent standard.

Alas, we lived in a society that thinks everything is disposable.