Complex sentence: The area itself deteriorated over the years, due largely to drug and gang related problems, resulting in both pubs "The Green Man" and "The Junction" being shut down and many shops being bordered up.
Split into simpler sentences: The area itself has deteriorated over the years, due largely to drug and gang related problems. This has resulted in both pubs "The Green Man" and "The Junction" being shut down and many shops being bordered up.