Activists have started an occupation of empty flats in a bid to get Wheatley Homes to negotiate over keeping the flats.
A campaign group fighting to stop the demolition of four high-rise blocks say they have started an occupation of the buildings.
The group, Wyndford Residents Union unfurled a banner from one of the blocks, stating “homes for people not profit”. The campaigners, however, say the plan will result in fewer homes in the area and be unaffordable to most who live there. No details of how many flats were occupied or how many people were inside but one source claimed there were up to 20 people across the four blocks.
Wheatley Housing Group said most tenants when asked in a consultation favoured demolition and new homes built.
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