Click here for news menu Click here for related articles menu Ordinary street that now has the eyes of the world upon it CAROLYN CHURCHILL and BARCLAY MCBAIN IT is a picturesque village where most neighbours are close friends and children are allowed out on their own to play in the street. The Renfrewshire community of Houston is popular with those who seek a village lifestyle within commuting distance of Glasgow. Home to around 6000 people, the affluent area boasts local shops, a small pub, church and schools.
Neuk Crescent, which contains a long sweep of semi-detached villas built in the 1970s, has attracted many young families venturing on to the property ladder. However, when residents woke yesterday morning they discovered the quiet street in a quiet village had become the focus of a major police investigation and a story making headlines around the world. At around 5.
30am yesterday, number six Neuk Crescent was raided by armed police. Neighbouring residents were advised to remain indoors as the road was cordoned off with tape and an extensive search of the two-bedroom house got under way. The house is thought to have been owned by a doctor, but was let out through an agency in nearby Paisley.
Neighbours said that two Asian men had rented the property for the past two months, although several said that the pair were not always at the house. Mya Logan, who lives in Neuk Crescent, said she saw one man washing a jeep-style car outside the house around two weeks ago. She said: "I saw a big 4x4-type vehicle outside the house a couple of times.
I remember seeing an Asian guy cleaning it.
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