People living in a Swansea council estate have spoken out about horrific conditions in their blocks of flats. Residents of Heol Gwyrosydd in Penlan told how they are afraid to go outside due to drug dealing and aggressive youths, while their buildings have fallen into squalor. They accused both the council and police of neglect.
WalesOnline visited five blocks of flats on the estate this week and found the communal areas in an awful state, from a landing strewn with animal faeces to a building which did not have a front door. Tenants said the council has allowed the blocks to deteriorate into damp-ridden disrepair.
"We are treated like third-class citizens," said Shauna Underhill, 29, who has lived in one of the buildings for six years. "Every time I open the door I am scared. Crack is a big issue. Within a mile-and-a-half radius there are three dealers, maybe four. A lot of robbing goes on."
