Newton Heath and Moston named 'rat capitals' of Manchester

Newton Heath and Moston have been named as the rat capitals of Manchester after it was revealed the council was called out thousands of times to deal with vermin.

The town hall has its own pest control service which residents can ask to come and deal with infestations in or around their homes.

And workers have so far dealt more than 1,800 rat cases this year alone.

The figure is a drop on last year, when nearly 2,600 cases were dealt with by pest controllers.

A total of 359 of those were in the M40 postcode, which covers Newton Heath and Moston as well as Collyhurst and Miles Platting.

Councillors say that is most likely due to the canal running through the area and the large amount of building work that has been carried out.

Meanwhile, the council have also dealt with more 5,200 reports of mice so far this year, the equivalent of 17 a day.

More than 1,000 of those were in Moss Side and Fallowfield, which has a large a student population.

The area was also responsible for 15 call-outs for bed bugs, and wasps in properties, the most anywhere in the city, as part of the service which they charge for.

John Flanagan, ward councillor for Miles Platting and Newton Heath said: Im obviously not happy that there seems to be lots of rats in the area.

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Newton Heath and Moston named 'rat capitals' of Manchester