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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Maisie Lawton

Shop owner's fury over constant overflowing drain pipes 'killing trade'

Frustrated business owners claim overflowing and blocked drain pipes are 'killing' their trade, with the streets outside their stores regularly flooding.

The people behind Enhance Beauty Salon, Gents Barber Shop, Tony's Café and convenience store Raja Brothers are just some affected 'dramatically' by the constant flooding on Button Lane, in Wythenshawe.

The small independent businesses are faced with 'gruellingly' quiet trade as Button Lane continues to be prone to flooding, with people blaming blocked drains. The flood-watered street is causing residents to tread through dirty sewage puddles, injure injuries, and avoid local trade surrounded by the overflowing gutters.

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