High-rise apartment blocks are becoming a common feature in the skyline of Stockport town centre.
The new buildings are part of a plan to modernise and upgrade areas which were marked by dereliction, sometimes for years.
Around £140 million alone was spent on the new transport interchange, which gave the town a better bus station, new public park, and 200 homes.
READ MORE: New spiral ramp and coffee shop set to open in Stockport interchange
Stockport's regeneration has become a national story, with it repeatedly being named one of the country's best places to live for its amenities, spaces, culture and transport links.
But a short journey down to Adswood, between Bramhall and Stockport town centre, reveals the scale of social division in the borough.
The area has pockets of high deprivation, similar to places such as Bridgehall, Brinnington, and Lancashire Hill.
Some parts of Stockport such as Reddish have seen new shops and bars opening, in a sign that more people are wanting to live and spend their money there. And the council says it is providing new facilities and helping create new jobs for people in poorer areas of the town.
But locals in Adswood told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) they felt their neighbourhood was moving in the opposite direction.
Frank Hoyland has lived in Adswood for more than 30 years, and feels it is plagued with problems.
The 68-year-old said the area has changed for the worse in his time living there.
He said: "I've watched this area go down the pan. All the work I see is going on at the moment is in Stockport town centre, the new bus station, new roads, new hotels.
"We're forgotten about around here, it's always been the case."
He feels that public transport options are
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
