Woman's disgust living on street where rats are rife

An Oldham mum has spoken of her disgust at a rat infestation on her street- which she claims is a result of food waste not being disposed of properly and bins not being emptied enough.

The mum, who asked not to be named, lives on a street in the Lime Side housing estate, where a majority of the properties are managed by Onward Homes. She claims she has been dealing with a rat problem for well over a year now, having spotted the rodents running around in her garden at all times of day and night.

She said that a ginnel on the street is a hotspot for fly-tipping and the streetlight there is currently not working. She says the issues have left the ginnel crawling with rats, which have been getting into people's gardens, she claimed.

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She told the M.E.N.: "There is a ginnel on the street and the light doesn't work, so it's dark. If you walk through there at night time, you can hear the rats running underneath the fences.

"People are leaving rubbish bags in the ginnel. It's awful, especially if there's young girls walking through at night time - people use their phone torch lights if they walk through it.

"I can hear the rats coming into my garden at night.You can see the rats at the day time, as well.

"Numerous times, I have woken up in the morning and there have been rats in my garden. I always hear them squealing.

"When I look through the living room window, you can see them going in and out of the bins. There are a lot of people around here who are having the same problem.

" My neighbours have tried putting rat poison out, but we can still hear the rats running around in our gardens. I don’t know if it’s just this street that we live on, but it is