Neighbours of a flat closed down by police have said it has made them want to leave their once quiet cul-de-sac.
Earlier this week a flat on Hyde Close, in the Ellesmere Port village of Great Sutton, was shut down by police due to reports of anti-social behaviour and suspected drug-related activity that saw people attending the address day and night.
The flat's neighbours - those who live on the close - have since told the ECHO about the "six months" of misery they have had to endure from the flat. One neighbour, who did not want to be named, said it has been "horrendous" living near the property.
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They said: "It's been horrendous. I've even had threats from some of the people who turned up there.
"There was constant fighting and people would just be coming and going through the front door but nothing was done about it until now. It's ruined living here and it's just awful feeling unsafe in your own home. I've not been able to have the kids or the grandkids come and visit because of the flat.
"Now i'm hoping it'll improve. But now I want to move, it's for my mental health really."
Another neighbour said the flat was such a "nuisance" to once quiet community that they were forced to contact the local MP with their concerns. She said: "It was busy all day on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
"It was a nuisance the amount of people who came. There was always a procession of cars coming and going, day and night.
"People were always going to the door. They'd knock then start shouting up at the windows if they weren't let in."
One man who lives nearby said the flat was a hub of noise and commotion "all day every day for the past six months."
He said: "At any one time there was about eight people in the place, knocking on the door or trying to get in."
Following the closure of the property, PC Warwick Evans, partnership co-ordinator for Ellesmere Port local policing unit, said: "The action taken today is a positive and pro-active response to the concerns of the local community. Everyone has a right to feel safe in their own homes and I cannot emphasise the relief that this closure order will bring to local residents.
"The activity at this address was totally unacceptable and I have no doubt that the closure order is the right result for the community and it will have a positive impact on the area. Residents can now go about their daily business knowing that the order has been imposed and that anyone found breaching it will be prosecuted.
"I would like to thank ASB officer Paula Bagnall at For Housing for all the support she has provided throughout this case. I hope that this closure will serve as a warning that people who choose to behave in this way can lose their homes as a consequence of their actions."
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