'People always abuse a situation, but I can’t grumble'

Soon after Miami Crispy — a chicken shop in Burnage — went viral on TikTok, neighbours’ lives changed dramatically.

As customers flocked to the Lane End Road takeaway for a much-sought-after spicy chicken burger, residents say they were hit by a litany of issues. Cars would stop outside its parade of shops and leave their hazard warning lights on. Sometimes they would double park.

Litter was spotted in the street, attracting seagulls. Orange-and-white takeaway bags were pictured piled high around bins. And there were arguments over parking bays outside a row of houses on the corner of Burnage Lane, prompting residents to find their own solution by placing cones out.

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But, after a troubled start to life as neighbours, it seems like problems in Burnage have calmed down. Residents living in the immediate vicinity to Miami Crispy say new measures like parking restrictions and improved bin collections have done the trick.

“You still get some cheeky beggars,” one resident, who has lived in Burnage for eight years and asked to stay anonymous, said. “People always abuse a situation, but I can’t grumble. I think the council has done a great job.

“I can honestly say it’s 90 percent better than it was before. The rubbish is not as bad, there’s more bins.”

Sadia Habib, who has called the area home for 14 years, added ‘it’s sorted now’.

“[Customers] go down the road,” she explained. “The litter is sorted as well, usually the bins get cleaned every day and at the weekend. I think it was spring, March or April, when they did these posts and lines.”

The ‘posts’ she referred to are new signage installed by housing