IF you think Penketh is bad for youth trouble, you should see Hood Manor in Great Sankey', so says a Penketh parish councillor.

Clr Eileen Dempsey told the parish council that on a night out with police she discovered that there were far more problems around the shops in Hood Manor than in Honiton Square in Penketh.

She said: "I really think that before Penketh residents start shouting about how bad Honiton Way is they should have a look at Hood Manor - it's really, really bad."

Clr Linda Dirir said problems in Penketh had dropped dramatically since the installation of CCTV.