As an anti-immigrant encampment dwindles on Basin View, its organisers try to rally
One man who’s been involved has been trying to organise a social event on a nearby council football pitch, something the council says it’s “monitoring”.
Although he struggled with post-traumatic stress, Eder Santos says he’s feeling a bit better now, more hopeful.
Andreea Canciu says she set up her fish kiosk there during the pandemic. “It’s my only income,” she says.
Locals complain that it creates unsanitary conditions and attracts rats.