Last week a message was posted on a local Facebook group for the Wavertree area.
The poster said they had just visited the Asda on Smithdown Road, where they had overheard a conversation between a group of students.
The post explained: "I was near them and heard them say, 'they hate us around here', we had one trampy woman knock on our door last night because we were having a party, apparently she had work today and we were disturbing her sleep. Do these scruffy people up here even work?"
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Now, the post hasn't been verified and of course sometimes people can embellish what they write in Facebook groups, but it was a message that would have chimed with a number of people living in the Wavertree area about how they feel their area is being treated by out-of-town students and the landlords hosting them.
The ECHO has been reporting on the situation facing those living in areas like Picton and Greenbank for some time now - with the end of the summer university term described by many as the worst period for noise and antisocial behaviour in living memory.
Sadly, the new term seems to have got off to a similarly bad start and once again those living in these areas are calling for more action from the universities and other authorities as they again reach their wit's end.
The problems of noise and round-the-clock parties have been continuing.
One Picton resident, who goes by Anna D, reported being woken up for six nights in a row last week by loud, drunken students who were banging on people's doors and 'blasting music' in the early hours.
She posted one video of a loud game of 'Kerbie' - a game where people throw a ball across the street to each other - which was taking place in the middle of the street at 2am.
Another resident, who lives in Langdale Road in the area known as The Dales off Smithdown Road, said things have started badly this term.
He said: "It's just the same again, big, loud parties and on Saturday night some of the students were kicking our back gates.
"I spent all of Sunday in bed because of the lack of sleep, I missed out on plans I had.
"It is already getting close to being as bad as the end of last term and we really need the universities to do better."
Merseyside Police, university and council officials have been stepping up their action and were out patrolling in the areas on Saturday night - although many of those living in the areas affected pointed out that often the week nights are the worst for loud parties.
But it isn't just about the parties, the noise and the disrupted sleep.
For many living in these parts of the city, there is dismay at the lack of care given to local areas that they want to be proud of.
Residents are clear that this isn't just a student problem, much of the ire is aimed at out-of-town landlords who seemingly just want to make quick cash out of cramped, shared houses and care very little for the areas they are operating in.
This week the Lawrence Residents Action group, who have been campaigning on these issues in the Picton area for some time, posted some appalling images of overflowing bins and rubbish and household items strewn across streets and alley ways.
The group's statements have become increasingly - and understandably - desperate and depressed in recent times as they feel they have nowhere to turn.
One said: "The rot continues. Picton ward cannot sustain the over saturation of Houses of Multiple Occupancy (HMOs).
"Developers continue to leave mess, bins overflowing as 6-8 students in one terraced house. As a result of HMO overdevelopment, families are forced to share overcrowded homes. Excess refuse is dumped."
At another point they added: "It is incredibly disheartening when you witness the mental deterioration of our elders in the community, as a direct result of what they continually experience.
"We have an 80 year old resident who speaks of having ‘depression’ as a result. It’s unacceptable."
Radio Merseyside presenter Ngunan Adamu, who lives in the Picton area, said: "From my end, the police seem to be addressing the ASB behaviour but the filth in the area is disgusting. There really isn't any respect for the Picton ward. It's heartbreaking to witness the lack of respect that the area is facing."
Ngunan has also raised another issue local people are dealing with, which is a huge influx of cars being parked in these areas by students.
She posted images on Twitter of cars parked bumper to bumper in her street and said: "Coming into a new city is about exploration, no student unless they have physical needs should be bringing cars especially in an area that is great for getting around on public transport.
"When did parents become so irresponsible? When did universities become so complacent?"
An L17 resident called Little Alan responded with similar pictures in his area, adding: "This is L17 today, not a single parking space available now the students have arrived. In the summer kids were playing in this street (yes not all the families have been driven out of the area).
Another post showed a car parked across a disabled space in Blantyre Street with a student badge in the window in a move labelled 'unacceptable, disrespectful and selfish' by local people who have simply had enough.
Greenbank Councillor Laura Robertson Collins has long been working with local people to try and alleviate some of the problems they face.
Writing to the ECHO this week she said it was 'extremely disappointing' to see the problems already occurring in the first couple of weeks of the new term.
She said: "We ask again that our Higher Education Institutes, especially the University of Liverpool, make it clear to their customers that respectful behaviour is expected and that they need to apply sanctions were needed to enforce this.
"And we ask the landlords who make vast profits and pay no council tax renting to these young people to take some responsibility for this mess."
Responding to the latest complaints, Dr Paul Redmond, Director of Student Experience and Enhancement, University of Liverpool, said: "Alongside the other universities in the city, we are working hard to mitigate any issues which have caused residents to complain about students.
“We and our students value our city’s diverse, vibrant communities and as such we are incorporating suggestions and feedback from local residents into our work with students. This year, we have written to all our students to remind them of the importance of being good neighbours. We have also recently undertaken a number of community walkabouts with the council, police and environmental health.
“We are launching a wide-ranging communications campaign which will seek to encourage students to integrate more fully into their new communities. This will involve awareness raising of community issues, our Student Community Pledge which all students will be asked to sign; and connecting more of our students with local volunteering opportunities.
“Along with Liverpool Hope and Liverpool John Moores universities, we meet regularly with local councillors and MPs and through these meetings are able to make sure that local issues receive prompt response.”
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