People loitering on Rochdale estate face arrest in first-of-its-kind police order

Conditions across the 1960s-built Freehold estate have come under scrutiny since the death of Awaab Ishak, two, after exposure to mould. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Unwanted visitors have been banned from open spaces at a housing estate, in the first order of its kind designed to “rescue” areas from criminals.

For the next three months, anyone loitering on stairwells, bridges or open spaces or near bin chutes across all 19 blocks of the Freehold estate in Greater Manchester faces arrest.