One mad night of chaos rocked our estate. This is what we're facing three months later

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It was the night when Brinnington's problems exploded into view.

Halloween and Bonfire Night is always a busy night for the police - but the tirade of abuse, arson, and fireworks launched by '25 youths' was a level of anti-social behaviour the estate had not seen in years.

Months on from that night of trouble, the MEN visited the Stockport neighbourhood - recently named as one of the UK's most deprived - to see how life has been for residents since.

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Local people told us of the challenges they face as a new council report points to the ‘One Stockport Plan’ as its tool to tackle ‘pockets of very concentrated deprivation’ .

Two areas of Brinnington, and two in nearby Lancashire Hill, rank in the top one percent for deprivation nationally.

Northumberland Road is only three-quarters of a mile long, but it is the beating heart of Brinnington.

It takes in tower blocks, cul-de-sacs, the library, a bus route, shops, and a leisure complex — which is being used a Covid-19 testing site.

It’s also the place where emergency services came under attack on Halloween last year, when youths set fire to bins and fence panels in the middle of the road, before turning on police.

Police say they're targeting the anti-social behaviour issue in Brinnington, and Stockport Council says it has a programme to engage the area's young people.

But many residents the M.E.N spoke to said the problem has persisted.

There’s a lot,” Eric Linney says. “Kids are running amok on dirt bikes.

“There’s not enough police. It is really annoying churning up all the fields. We dare not touch them.”

The 67-year-old’s views are shared by Malcolm and