Millions of pounds spent on doing up council homes on the Canterbury estate have not been shared out fairly, residents have complained.

Now 150 people living on the estate in Little Horton have signed a protest petition and handed it in to Bradford Council.

They are concerned that the £15.1 million awarded to the run-down estate under the Estate Action Programme has benefited some streets more than others.

The Council has promised to consider the petition which will be discussed at next month's housing committee.

Residents Joanne Brown, of Robin Street, and Sue McArdle, of Luke Street, were among the small group of householders involved right at the beginning of the renovation programme - but they are now disillusioned with the scheme.

Mrs Brown said: "We worked very hard to get the money and when we got it, we were over the moon. Our motto was 'pulling together' and it started to work - but the consultation has now gone out of the window."

Mrs Brown said families living in her part of the estate were dissatisfied because they did not feel their homes had been done up to as good a specification as other streets.

In particular, no off-street parking was being created and the front gardens would only be provided with metal fencing instead of the brick walls built elsewhere.

A Bradford Council housing spokesman said: "We have received a petition which will be considered by the housing services sub committee early next month and local tenants' representatives will be invited to attend and speak at the meeting."

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