[Margaret Pilkington]

If the Mail are representing the area in its true light then what is the problem/issue....it is a very rundown area.......how can this be portrayed any differently?
The area is similar to many areas in northern industrial towns, where industry has left and poverty has moved in.
The poverty isn't just in the financial sense, but in ideas and expectations too.
The fact that someone has spotted the potential to do something constructive with these houses is a good thing...and that they are going to be rented out at below the market rental price...isn't that positive?
Isn't it positive that 10million pounds is going to be spent on the regeneration of five streets in this area?
Who can tell if this will lead to a model that can be used in other towns, to bring much needed housing at an affordable cost to families who are desperate for decent accommodation...isn't that positive?

And I am not getting at you or being 'fly', I am just trying to point out that if you read the article, it isn't negative at all.
If it works out(and we should invest a bit of trust that it will) it will be good news for the Woodnook area.....and ultimately for the town in general.