Bradford City Council are set to discuss a petition to stop prostituition in Manningham.
Lumb Lane was known as the 'Red Light District' area of Bradford for many years before sex workers moved on to Thornton Road.
But Manager of Sweet Centre, Mohammed Gulbahar, says that some of them are returning to the area and it's affecting his business:
''This has been a station for them for years, they moved and we didn't have any problems for over six years but now they're coming back again.
''They stand in front of the shop and it's not very pleasant when customers are coming in or walking past.
''We open at eight o'clock in the morning and we see a lot of them hanging around. It's not a nice thing for kids and families to see. We don't want that kind of thing around here.''
A group of people who live and work in the area, set up the petition in hope that enough signatures will lead to sex workers removed from Lumb Lane once and for all.
Mr Gulbahar says that he's seen parents of young children being put in to an awkward position: ''They ask their parents What's going on? What's this? Who is that? It just really isn't very pleasant for them either.''
This has been an ongoing problem for people living and working in the area and they just want it resolved.
The discussion at Bradford City Council is due to take place on Tuesday 9th July.
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