ANTISOCIAL behaviour which has blighted a housing estate for years is set to be eradicated in partnership with residents, police and Ealing Council.

Islip Manor Estate in Northolt has been subjected to a number of problems and now the action of a few residents and ward councillor Hazel Wear has prompted Ealing Police and Ealing Council to take more action.

Linda Koupparis, chairman of Danemead Grove and Petts Hill Residents Association, was shocked to see the state of Islip Manor when she and her colleagues visited the estate on Sunday. She said: "It's like a ghetto. It is unbelievable to see the condition of the estate we saw it in.

"The elderly people are so afraid to come out of their doors and are too scared to form a residents' association because of fear of reprisals. It will only take one incident and it will all get out of hand."

Cllr Wear regularly patrols the estate and reports anything she sees to the council and police on a daily basis but no sooner is the rubbish and graffiti cleaned up, the estate is back to the way it was. She believes a long-term answer is needed to get rid of all the problems on the estate but believes some responsibility lies with the residents.

She says: "Islip Manor Estate can only be down to the residents themselves which is a great shame. It used to be a lovely estate but it has now gone downhill. I spend a great deal of time down there, but something needs to be done."

Within 24 hours of Linda circulating photos of the anti-social behaviour on the estate to council and police bosses, Islip Manor was cleaned up although the rubbish had been there for several days beforehand.

A site visit was made by Darra Singh, chief executive of Ealing Council and Superintendent Colette Paul, on Tuesday afternoon to see what they could do to help the estate. They will start by sending crime prevention leaflets to all the residents and monitoring the cleaning on the estate.

A spokesman for Ealing Homes, which manages the housing on behalf of the council, said: "A meeting of all the cleaning contractors has taken place to see what additional work can be done to tackle this problem and improve the environment for the residents.

"Residents need to know that we are working to stop this antisocial behaviour but we need them to report these incidents so we can get enough evidence to build our case.

"They have identified anti-social behaviour as their top priority and Ealing Homes is working to adopt good practice and use the powers such as ASBOs and evictions to reduce antisocial behaviour on the estates."