An angry resident said she blocked workers from accessing a building site opposite her house because construction work had left her property continually "covered in dust and filth". Carran O'Grady, from Littleborough in Greater Manchester, said she had used her car to block the site because the developers "weren't recognising the issues". After Monday's blockade, the 61-year-old told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) that while she was not opposed to the 309-home development, "I just want respect for where I live", and complained the pollution "on a daily basis isn't acceptable". Developers at Bloor Homes have since contacted O'Grady to make amends for the mess and upset caused. O'Grady, who has lived in her home since 2003, said: "My house was covered in dust - my car is still filthy. "There were rocks coming off vehicles, they could've come off and hit a car. "I was told it's up to the council to clean up - [Bloor Homes] were not recognising the issue." O'Carran said "things went up a gear" on Monday after she saw trucks "traipsing" in and out of the building site. She said she then blocked construction wagons, causing traffic to build up along Hollingworth Road. "This
Apr 23, 2026 → Apr 23, 2026
An angry resident said she blocked workers from accessing a building site opposite her house because construction work had left her property continually "covered in dust and filth". Carran O'Grady, from Littleborough in Greater Manchester,…
Read original at BBC →1 updates from 1 source.
An angry resident said she blocked workers from accessing a building site opposite her house because construction work had left her property continually "covered in dust and filth". Carran O'Grady, from Littleborough in…
Read original at BBC →What this story stands on. Tier 0 is a primary record or the subject's own words; higher tiers must be attributed, never stated as bare fact.
An angry resident said she blocked workers from accessing a building site opposite her house because construction work had left her property continually "covered in dust and filth". Carran O'Grady, from Littleborough in Greater Manchester,…
View source →Tier key: T0 = Primary source · T1 = Wire · T2 = Outlet report · T3 = Commentary
The iconic game that came to define 8-bit programming still conjures flutters of nostalgia 40 years on â all thanks to a 15-year-old tea boy who worked a Saturday shift in a…
Former BBC Radio 1 DJ and Live Aid presenter Andy Kershaw died aged 66 on Thursday evening, his family has confirmed. It had been announced in January that the broadcaster, who…
A Greater Manchester grandmother, who has been looking after her two grandchildren since 2019, is one of around 5,000 kinship carers set to receive financial assistance from the…
Hearing the words, 'you have Parkinson's disease' at the age of just 50, Alison Butt felt angry, finding the diagnosis hard to fathom. But nine years on, she said she has learnt…
A mother whose 14-year-old daughter was groomed into sending sexually explicit images of herself by a man she met on Roblox said the online gaming platform was not doing enough to…
A couple in their 70s are celebrating 50 years as foster parents, with no plans to retire. Michael and Marilyn, from Rochdale, in Greater Manchester - aged 78 and 74 respectively…
