Wait goes on for lift in vandalised tower block

RESIDENTS 'DESPERATE' FOR REPAIRS AFTER SEVERAL PLEAS

- By DAVID HUMPHREYS Local Democracy Reporter

Mill View Tower

PEOPLE living in a tower block tarnished by vandalism and disorder face a continued desperate wait for their lifts to be fixed despite multiple pleas for help.

Mill View Tower in Dingle has provided housing in L8 since the 1960s.

The 16-storey block, consisting of 64 flats, has been plagued with issues for months amid damage to the stairwell and the lifts being out of order. Such is the length of time the equipment has been out of service, residents took it upon themselves to raise the money needed to get them fixed.

Concerns were raised about conditions inside the block almost a decade ago according to Liverpool Council, with temperatures inside considered to potentially be a risk to tenants' health.

This led to a letting agent being convicted on 13 separate licensing charges in 2017.

The ECHO spoke with people living in the block which casts a long shadow over the skyline towards Liverpool city centre back in the summer. Now, as winter nears, a date looms for work to hopefully begin on the lifts.