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Manchester Evening News
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Lyell Tweed

'It used to be beautiful': The Curry Mile restaurateurs who say it's 'gone so downhill'

The Curry Mile is a unique institution of which Manchester has been proud for decades - and you'll do well to find a resident who hasn't had a memorable time here.

The stretch of Wilmslow Road, which is in reality only about half-a-mile long, has given this section of Rusholme just south of the university an international reputation, an illustration of the city's spirit of enterprise and diversity.

However, some of those who know it best say robberies, drugs, and aggressive begging are taking the shine off this neon-lit stretch of south Manchester.

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