A busy Blackburn street which had ‘piles’ of litter and rubbish has been cleaned within 24 hours of the local council being notified.

A video showing litter strewn along Audley Range was shared by Altaf ‘Tiger’ Patel.

In the footage he shows a long stretch of pavement on Audley Range littered with takeaway boxes and other rubbish on Tuesday February 16. At one section of the pavement, litter is piled together next to a car on a footpath most likely blown together into a pile by the wind.

Within 24 hours of the Blackburn with Darwen Council being notified Mr Patel shared another video showing how the street had been cleaned and he thanks the council for their swift action.

Mr Patel who has regularly highlighted litter and fly-tipping issues in the town said: “Within 24 hours Blackburn Council take action and they clean everything here. Thank you Blackburn council officials and I will request our area councillors as there are another 15 to 20 streets ring me yesterday. Maybe I will start to visit tomorrow to different streets.

“Any problem you ring me. Tiger patel is always with you.”

Blackburn with Darwen Council said they were investigating where the litter came from.

A Council Spokesperson said: “We were made aware of litter on Audley Range. We wanted to move to take action quickly and so our street cleansing team have been out clearing up as part of their routine visit to the area.

“Rubbish dumping and fly-tipping is unacceptable and a blight on the whole area. We want people to take pride in their communities. We are investigating where the rubbish came from and remain committed to holding people accountable for their actions.

“Prosecutions for breaking the law make sure a clear message is sent."

Tiger Patel was thanked for his efforts in highlighting the litter but was also asked to ‘help clean the area himself’.

Charity worker Ismail Esat said: “Thank you for doing this but it would be better if you could do it yourself cleaning with your friends and families to show people that you are willing to do the work yourself as well. And not just to blame councillors. If you can get involved and start the project yourself around your area.

“It is no point blaming individual people, councillors and councils. I think people should be taking responsibility themselves.”