Stoke-on-Trent, UK

You know how it goes; derelict buildings mean Beirut:

As Council Taxes in the city of Stoke on Trent rise, so does the number of derelict buildings.  In some parts of the city residents are comparing their areas to that of Beirut.

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One prime example is Shelton’s Shearer Street area.  Always a little tacky; it now resembles a bomb blast site.

The article was submitted by a “user” named Kevin Raftery, with no information given on who he might be. I can always send it to Peter James, the guy who hit the ‘post’ button on this community report.