'I'm trapped living in 'UK's worst place' - teens stalk streets with machetes'
Mother-of-two Joanna Ludwicza, 39, who is originally from Poland, says she has experienced some horrific incidents in the town.
"As a mother-of-two, I don't even let them go out on their own out of fear that something may happen to them," she adds. Manisha, who commutes to the university from nearby Bedford adds: "You see in the news that there are always stabbings in Luton.Sadly, like many high streets across the country, Luton has more than its share of boarded up shops, with rows of depressing grey shutters.
"Whatever people choose to do in their own time and privacy is their business but it's just so visible over here."Credit: Darren FletcherTerry Toon, 84, a former printing industry worker who has lived in Luton all his life, says: "I don't know why Luton is getting such a bad rap because there's a lot going for it.
The 44-year-old owns a barbershop and an African-Caribbean grocery store named after him, and says he "fully disagrees" with the poll."We love this town. If we don’t make it right, nobody will do it for us.
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