CALLS have been made for cameras to be installed to help stop flytipping at hotspots in Oswaldtwistle.

Taxi driver Mick Shacks wants more help in place to catch those responsible for dumping at a lay-by in Broadfield which is targeted ‘at least once a month’.

Concerns have also been raised by councillors after large items of waste were dumped at Whittaker Hall Farm in Sough Lane.

Mr Shacks has said cameras at frequently-targeted areas could help solve the problem.

The 48-year-old from Oswaldtwistle said: “It’s happening every month on that lay by, there is always something being dumped there.

“Yes it gets clean up, but then somebody else just comes and dumps more rubbish.

“If we could get some cameras in the area to catch people they would be punished for their mindless behaviour and face the penalties.”

Recently on the land several orange bags of waste were spotted.

Cllr Glen Harrison, who represents the St Oswalds Ward on Hyndburn Council, has recently found more flytipping at Whittaker Hall Farm.

An armchair, mattress and hoover were among the items dumped on the land.

He said: “Someone has driven on there and dumped unwanted items on there.

“It’s an eyesore, I’ve been doing everything I can to get it removed but its private land.

“It’s disgusting but it’s happening all over the borough and action needs to be taken those to punished people involved.

“If we could catch the people responsible on CCTV I would throw the book at them.”

Hyndburn Council’s head of environmental services Steve Riley said: “We investigate each and every case of fly-tipping that occurs on public land and our dedicated enforcement team is out and about every day investigating reported incidents, which includes erecting warning signs and the use of surveillance equipment were possible.

“Once the investigation is complete, collection teams follow on to clear up the mess.

“The council still operates a free bulky waste collection service for certain items and each household entitled to one collection per calendar month.”