We live on the most deprived high street in the UK – people defecate on the road & gangs leave it a no-go zone after 6pm

IT was once the pride of the community, bustling with shoppers stocking up at the local butcher and grocer before grabbing a cuppa at a nearby cafe.

Parliament Road in Middlesbrough was at the heart of a working-class community, in a town once famous for its iron and steelworks.

NNPLocals say the once tight-knit community of Parliament Road has disintegrated over the years as the shops have vanished[/caption] NNPThe former thriving stretch of shops is a shadow of its former...