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Moss Side is a residential area and Electoral Ward of Manchester in North West England situated two miles (3.2 km) south of Manchester City Centre . With a total resident population of 10,977, Moss Side is the traditional centre of Manchester's large Black British community, though there are many people from a non-black background however. Comprised of terraced housing, with some interwar council housing (now largely rebuilt and regenerated), the area rose to national infamy during the 1980s and 1990s due to high crime levels and several riots. Perhaps as a result, Moss Side has been subject to significant public sector investment particularly on the Alexandra Park Estate in a bid to regenerate the area. HISTORY Mass development in Moss Side occurred at the turn of the 19th and 20th century when large numbers of red brick terraced houses were built. Large numbers of African-Caribbean and Irish immigrants arrived in the area during the 1950s and 60s. During the 1970s Manchester City Council demolished much of the Victorian and Edwardian terraced houses to the west of Moss Side and replaced these with new residential properties. After the Race Riots of 1981 the area came to national attention again in the 1990s for 'turf wars' between rival drugs gangs, resulting in a number of fatal shootings. Many of the notorious flats in Moss Side and neighbouring Hulme were demolished in the late 1990s to make way for new low rise homes, while the Alexandra Park Estate housing has been renovated with streets redesigned to reduce the fear of crime. Since the early 1990s there has been a steady rise in the Somali population in the area as a result of people seeking asylum. Crime Moss Side has been notable, especially in the 1980s and 1990s, for some very high-profile gang related and firearm criminal activity. A gang culture developed within South Manchester during the last few decades, particularly in Moss Side, but also in adjoining areas such as Longsight . This gang culture began in the 1970s when people who were unable to make a living from legitimate means turned to the drug trade, initially mainly the sale of cannabis, in order to make a living.1 Over recent years, the media dubbed the city ''"Gunchester"'' because of high-levels of firearm related crime. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/politics_show/5335114.stm In 1999 there was a total of 81 shooting incidents in Greater Manchester, 68 per cent of which happened in South Manchester. From 2001 to 2002, there were 11 fatal shootings, 84 serious woundings and 639 incidents involving violence with guns. Much of this gun crime has occurred because of tension between rival gangs in the area such as the notorious ''Gooch Close'' and the ''Longsight Crew'' which have both gained a national reputation. Maine Road See Also: Maine Road From 1923, Moss Side was the location of Manchester City Football Club 's stadium at Maine Road which on several occasions in its early years drew crowds of more than 80,000. But its capacity was gradually reduced over the years and by the mid-1990s it held just under 35,000 spectators all seated. Plans to rebuild Maine Road to seat 45,000 were abandoned in favour of relocating to the City Of Manchester Stadium . Maine Road has since been demolished and houses and a school are expected to be built on the site. Breweries There are two Breweries in Moss Side. The Royal Brewery brewed Kestrel, McEwan's and Harp lagers, but is now managed by Scottish And Newcastle for the production of Foster's Lager . Hyde's Brewery brews traditional beers including Hyde's Bitter and the Cask version of Boddingtons - the latter since the closure of the Strangeways Brewery in 2005. The more widely available Keg version of 'Boddies' is no longer brewed in Manchester. GOVERNANCE The local MP for the region of Moss Side is Tony Lloyd who recently organised the face lift scheme for many houses in Moss Side in an attempt to change the image of the area. Local government is provided by Manchester City Council . GEOGRAPHY Moss Side lies on the A5103 (Princess Road) , the main road out of Manchester towards Manchester Airport , the M56 Motorway and Chester . The Built Environment of Moss Side is broadly characterised as a high-density residential area. DEMOGRAPHY According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 in the Moss Side Electoral Ward of Manchester there were 10,977 residents of which 48.41% were male and 51.59% were female. Compared against the Demography Of England , Moss Side is home to a diverse range of people. In terms of ethnicity;
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