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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Brown North of England correspondent

‘This place might look bad but it’s not’: fear and hope in Middlesbrough community after week of violence

Two people ride an electric bicycle past a fish and chip shop in Grangetown
Events of the past week have left the community reeling. Photograph: Mark Pinder/The Guardian

“This place might look bad but it’s not, the people are good people,” said one woman before turning to her young daughter and asking: “Is this place bad?” The girl shakes her head vigorously.

It’s a difficult thing to say given the week’s events in Grangetown and South Bank on Teesside.

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