'How We Helped Community Spirit Return to Preston Road' ; the People's Voice

Hull Daily Mail › October 09, 2010

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First Person Don Smallwood MBE is chairman of the Preston Road Neighborhood Development Company In the year 2000, Preston Road in east Hull was described as a run-down estate and residents were leaving the area.

Cars were being stolen and burned on what seemed like a daily basis, the elderly were reluctant to leave their homes at night and gangs of youths seemed to have taken charge of the streets.

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'How We Helped Community Spirit Return to Preston Road' ; the People's Voice

I must admit they were so great it felt it was impossible to tackle these serious problems. The community...

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