{"id":181291,"date":"2023-11-03T14:24:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T14:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/?p=181291"},"modified":"2023-11-03T14:24:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T14:24:29","slug":"we-live-next-to-a-monstrous-demolition-site-kids-are-breaking-out-in-rashes-our-window-sills-are-coated-in-black-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/world-news\/we-live-next-to-a-monstrous-demolition-site-kids-are-breaking-out-in-rashes-our-window-sills-are-coated-in-black-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"We live next to a monstrous demolition site…kids are breaking out in rashes & our window sills are coated in black | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
RESIDENTS living next to a "monstrous" demolition site say their kids are breaking out in rashes and their window sills are coated in black.<\/p>\n
The huge Shaw Distribution industrial site in Oldham near Manchester is being razed to make way for 100 new homes.<\/p>\n
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But families near the site are fuming about noise from 7.45 every day, dust everywhere and baffling health problems.<\/p>\n
Mum Vicky Barker, 34, said her eight-year-old son Joshua has suffered rashes, itches and bruising, which she claims were brought on by the dust.<\/p>\n
Vicky said: "It has been horrendous and it started about a year ago.<\/p>\n
"We noticed this black dust \u2013 you could see it black on the windowsills.<\/p>\n
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"The noise and vibration from the demolition has led to cracking in our bedroom and the hallway. <\/p>\n
"I get that they have a job to do, but it has harmed my family\u2019s health."<\/p>\n
She added: "I took Joshua to the doctor with this rash on his arms. The rash spread all over his chest, all over his back.<\/p>\n
"We were washing the bedding and hanging it outside \u2013 of course we now know that must have been getting covered in the dust. <\/p>\n
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"I feel guilty now for doing that as it was making it worse.<\/p>\n
"I started scratching and it was so bad I got bruising. It was terrifying \u2013 we had no idea what it was."<\/p>\n
Vicky claimed that her house is now covered in "black sludge" from the demolition site.<\/p>\n
She said: "Our windows were literally filthy inside half an hour of being cleaned.<\/p>\n
"We needed them doing every day. I\u2019ve given up cleaning the car now- the black sludge gets everywhere.<\/p>\n
"At one point we were buying Joshua and his big brother Noah more school uniforms as they needed washing all he time.<\/p>\n
Vicky added: "Joshua at the peak of all this was unable to wear clothes \u2013 it was that bad the rash and the itch. <\/p>\n
"He couldn\u2019t even wear pyjamas at night. We have no idea what was in that dust.<\/p>\n
"Surely they owe a duty of care to the residents around this demolition site?"<\/p>\n
DONE AND DUSTED<\/h2>\n
A 78-year-old pensioner living nearby said: "We have a red dust everywhere these days.<\/p>\n
"My eyes are inflamed and painful, my 28-year-old granddaughter suffered the same."<\/p>\n
Her daughter said: "I get up for work at 5am and it\u2019s happened to me.<\/p>\n
"One day I couldn\u2019t see as I was coming up the hill and walking up the path."<\/p>\n
Neighbour Luke Shaw, 27, said: "I\u2019ve lived here two years and for most of that it feels like the dust has been around. It\u2019s all over the cars.<\/p>\n
"I clean my black Golf every week and it costs me \u00a320. It's annoying to have to spend that every week."<\/p>\n
Margaret Hoyle, 77, said: "It\u2019s been a nightmare. They start banging around 7.45am every day.<\/p>\n
My son is a tiler and he\u2019s pointed out the cracking to the coving in my bathroom and tells me he can hear the tiles in my kitchen drumming.<\/p>\n
"It has been horrendous \u2013 my chair used to shake as I was sat there watching the TV.<\/p>\n
"When it was a windy day that dust was blowing all over the place.<\/p>\n
The pensioner added: "These were 100-year-old mills – what was in that dust? <\/p>\n
"They could have had all sorts like asbestos. My back garden was covered with it all the time.<\/p>\n
"I felt really sad when the mills were demolished – why didn\u2019t they convert them to apartments? <\/p>\n
"I\u2019ve been here 42 years and those mills were a feature of the area."<\/p>\n
LEAF IT OUT<\/h2>\n
Frank Cresswell, 72, said: "I have lived here for 52 years and this autumn all the dust has led to lots and lots of leaves falling into our property.<\/p>\n
"They are weighed down with the dust and not blowing away \u2013 I\u2019ve never seen anything like it.<\/p>\n
"I clean my windows a couple of times every month and they are filthy with the dust."<\/p>\n
Developer Bellway Homes said: "The demolition of the mills at Shaw Distribution was undertaken by the previous site owners.<\/p>\n
"Bellway was not involved in that element of the construction works. <\/p>\n
"Bellway has since taken ownership of the site.<\/p>\n
"As a responsible housebuilder, Bellway takes the health and safety of all site staff and residents living nearby extremely seriously.<\/p>\n
"Groundworks here have only just commenced \u2013 any concerns about these should be raised directly with the site team so they can be addressed accordingly."<\/p>\n
Metropolitan Demolition said it had "done everything reasonably practical to reduce the impact of the demolition on the local population".<\/p>\n
A spokesperson added that the site was now the responsibility of Clive Hurt Plant.<\/p>\n
I clean my windows a couple of times every month and they are filthy with the dust<\/p>\n
Hurt Plant said: "This type of issue is of upmost importance to us and something that we manage stringently across all our sites.<\/p>\n
"However, on this occasion we have only just obtained possession of the site.<\/p>\n
"We believe the issue stems from the demolition work prior to our and our Client\u2019s, possession of the site.<\/p>\n
"The demolition works were undertaken on the 3 mills by the Contractor of the previous owner prior to Bellway purchasing the site last month.<\/p>\n
"Bellway have recently started on site with the ground remediation works.<\/p>\n
"To date we have only had minor complaints regarding mud on the road and nothing further.<\/p>\n
"Any of our operations that could generate dust will, as always, be controlled with the appropriate dust suppression systems.<\/p>\n
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"They have been addressed within the statutory Risk Assessments and Method Statements we have provided to our Client.<\/p>\n
"In conjunction with our Client, we are available to meet any concerned local parties on site to assure them of our ongoing commitment to health, safety, and welfare."<\/p>\n
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