Residents work together to clean-up Cambridge Road
Residents attempted to claim back a street labelled “Gun Alley” with a clean-up operation on Saturday.Families and police officers were out in force in Cambridge Road, Somerset, picking up garbage and tackling overgrown trees to make it less appealing for antisocial behaviour.The road has been in the headlines in recent weeks after police used new powers to disperse groups of men who have intimidated residents for years.Estates Minister Michael Scott, the Sandys North MP, took part in Saturday’s operation.“There was energy cooperation and community spirit that made the Cambridge Road area clean up a success,” Mr Scott told The Royal Gazette.“Everyone is a stakeholder in claiming back an area that's gone down. It is important to sustain the area recovery and to make similar success in our other communities.”Earlier this month, police issued a two-week ban on congregating in the area under Section 110 of the Criminal Code Amendment Act.Residents claimed the move gave them peace and quiet for the first time in a decade.