The last in a series of "Beatsweeps" across Manchester took place in Brooklands, led by Martin Lee, head of street management for the council.
On hand were people ready to clean up grot spots and deal with housing issues, along with trading standards officers - who checked out local shops - education service staff on the lookout for truants, and police and wardens hunting for cars without tax.
Mr Lee said: "We recognise that people like to see the council and the police working together to deal with the quality-of-life issues that concern them: People driving without tax and insurance, truants hanging around in the streets and littering.
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"As part of the 100 days Challenge Manchester Campaign, we have done a lot of work to encourage youngsters to attend school, warn of the dangers of excessive drinking and involve people in green projects. But there is also an enforcement side to the campaign.
"People driving illegally are dangerous and, whether or not they have an accident, law-abiding people pay for what they have done through their insurance. As part of our work, we will be looking for untaxed cars and towing them away. This will let people know we are taking their concerns seriously."
The aim of the campaign is to create a cleaner city with a number of practical events and initiatives.
For further details about what the campaign has achieved, log onto www.challengemanchester.co.uk
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If vehicles without tax are even close to the main concern of the public of Manchester, then they need something better to worry about.
I'm not sure about the police stepping in to (forgive the pun) help 'clean up' crime and grime, but perhaps the Chief Superintendent of 'M' Division would like to ask his officers why one of their female number were in ASDA (Trafford Park) on Tuesday evening, in full bullet-proof vest, night stick, collar number blatantly visible, doing some shoppiing?
As a taxpayer, I'd sure as hell like to know why this female officer wasn't out on the beat?
They want to go and have a look around Newton Heath. I drive home through Old Church Street every night and it is always littered, cars are parked on double yellow lines causing jams and shops are encroaching onto the pavements with plastic tat. It really is a grimy place but you never see any parking wardens and there is usually one man with a cart doing his best but can't keep up with the litter that is dropped from nearby bakeries and cafe's. Let's see some change and include this area in your 100 days campaign.