'You look out the window and all you see is cars' - Furious Ancoats residents locked in parking row over 'disgraceful' scenes

Car windscreens have been ‘smashed’ in a parking war which has come to a road in Ancoats.

Residents on Weybridge Road have now started a petition calling on the council to take more meaningful action to stop parking which they say is ‘not safe’. They have taken issue with cars parking on a high grass verge on the road, which they say limits access for bin lorries, emergency vehicles, and prevents drivers from safely pulling out of junctions due to poor visibility.

However, despite the petition, and agreement among local councillors that more enforcement is necessary, council bosses say they are powerless to do anything in the short-term. They have instead pinned their hopes on a new parking strategy which is in development.

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“You look out the window and all you see is cars,” Jaime Lightbrowne, who started the petition on Tuesday (March 7). “You can't see trees — it’s just a car park.”

Jaime has lived in Ancoats all her life — splitting her time between Weybridge Road, where she grew up and lives now, and Radium Street. The 36-year-old mum says the rise in high-rise apartment buildings in the area has exacerbated the parking problem.

She continued: “We have a drive so we can park there, the issue really is that the council signs off on developments but they do not look at the infrastructure. Apartment buildings here can have 400 flats, where can you put those cars?

“Last night there were over 20 cars parked on the verge. It’s not safe. It’s a high curb and high grass verge.

“I put my little girl to bed and I was so fed up and I thought we need to do something in an articulate way. My voice alone is not enough. I need people