We Need Action On These Derelict Homes Before Tragedy Strikes ; Parents On Tyneside Are Sure to Do Everything in Their Power to Keep Their Children Safe This Summer. But Nobody Can Watch a Child All the Time. Anxious Mothers Living Near Dangerous Derelict Properties Told Sophie Doughty of Their Fears

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A ROW of homes is an accident waiting to happen, parents claimed today.

With their boarded-up windows uncovered manholes, discarded fridges and fire-charred fences, the row of derelict houses on Whitethorn Crescent in Cowgate, Newcastle, is to most people an eyesore.

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We Need Action On These Derelict Homes Before Tragedy Strikes ; Parents On Tyneside Are Sure to Do Everything in Their Power to Keep Their Children Safe This Summer. But Nobody Can Watch a Child All the Time. Anxious Mothers Living Near Dangerous Derelict Properties Told Sophie Doughty of Their Fears

But the properties, owned by Preston-based housing company Places for People, are also a dangerous magnet for bored youngsters. Pare...

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