If you thought getting stuck in one of the M62's numerous traffic jams was bad enough, imagine living right next door to it. That's the reality for the residents of one hamlet who live just 30 metres from one of the busiest motorways in the country.
Rakewood near Littleborough in Rochdale is surrounded dramatic rolling hills and close to popular beauty sport Hollingworth Lake. But for the 80-year-old man living at a farm near to the M62 summit - which sees 144k vehicles a day passing by - life is not quite as peaceful and idyllic.
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