A man who built a blockade outside his home to stop people parking there says he is now "famous" and people are travelling miles to see him. Derek Woodacre made headlines for the roadblock, which has since been removed and now says people are coming from far and wide to see the area for themselves.
Derek began a battle with parents doing school drop-offs at a primary school near his home in Mosley Common, Wigan, Greater Manchester, six years ago. He has become notorious locally but now says that has erupted, with Derek, 65, saying that he has had people "in tears of laughter" telling them about his plans for the future.
“People drive past Manchester and are coming to see me and burst out laughing,” he told the M.E.N. “They are in tears hearing about what I have planned for the future. It has gone mad in the area."
