'HS2 has strengthened us all together in a way - because we are all suffering from it.'
Whitmore Heath in Staffordshire has become a ghost town after HS2 purchased 35 properties in the rural hamlet - where the average property price was £600,000. The homes were compulsorily purchased by the government, as the train line was due to pass underneath several multi million-pound mansions in the area.
Mr Cavenagh-Mainwairing said: "When you walk around the area, it's a bit sad to see it all locked up and three houses are now used for cannabis. There was a sense of community, but now there isn't. One security guard, who asked to remain anonymous, said they had been hired to guard the house as squatters have previously lived in the property. They even added that they've seen cults 'trying to break in' and that the religious group even tried to arrest the security guards.However, some residents actually like living in the village and think more people will move back to the area.
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