Flytipping site on Hyndburn Council's doorstep (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Flytipping site on Hyndburn Council's doorstep
2:01pm Wednesday 4th April 2012 in Hyndburn
RUBBISH The offending site
A FLYTIPPING site has sprang up next to an East Lancashire council’s office base, just feet away from staff cars.
Hyndburn Council has successfully prosecuted of flytippers, including residents who let rubbish mount up in their back yards.
However the council said it had been forced to endure the embarassing sight due to shared ownership of the land.
The council said piles of matresses, pallets, pieces of furniture and rubbish were being dumped next to its overspill staff car park.
The site is within yards of the council’s Scaitcliffe House base in Ormerod Street.
Opposition leader Peter Britcliffe said: “The council are quite quick to make sure other people clear up their backyards, and yet they haven’t cleared up something which is practically in their own.
“One of the first things that happened when this council came to power is they got rid of the three caretakers who kept watch on things like this.
“It is a very basic front line service and it gives a terrible message to anyone who may be visiting the council.
“They have powers to ensure the land is cleared up, why aren’t they being used?”
But deputy leader Clare Pritchard said the council were pursuing the problem.
She said: “It’s been a problem for a long time because the site is shared by four nearby properties.
“Who do we hold to account for it, legally?
“We have cleared the site six times in four years and are looking into alternatives, such as issuing notices.
“Flytipping will not be tolerated and we will be very proactive in solving this”.
Resident Chris Whalen, who passes the site regularly, said: “The site can be seen from the council offices. You’d think they’d simply watch to see who is flytipping.”
A nearby business owner, who asked not to be named, said: “There’s always been bits of fly tipping on there, and it doesn’t look too good to customers. You’d expect the council to sort it out.”
Council leader Miles Parkinson said the council would ‘do our best to resolve this’.
Comments(13)
doleboytrotter
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4:19pm Wed 4 Apr 12
Snuffy bloke
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4:19pm Wed 4 Apr 12
mavrick
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4:33pm Wed 4 Apr 12
mavrick
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4:34pm Wed 4 Apr 12
Michael@ClitheroeSince58
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5:30pm Wed 4 Apr 12
greenscreener
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5:36pm Wed 4 Apr 12
Are you serious ?
"We have cleared the site six times in four years and are looking into alternatives, such as issuing notices."
“Flytipping will not be tolerated and we will be very proactive in solving this”.
Exactly how do you define PROACTIVE ? ( after 6 clean ups in 4 years ?)
Personally I think you should be a bit more reactive, to what people want - re-open recycling centres and people will bring their own crap and even sort it for you ! Its not rocket science.
You can of course carry on being proactive about your your flytipping problem, and maybe get some really effective notices printed in advance. That'll do the trick.
ste.g
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9:17pm Wed 4 Apr 12
Cllr Ken Moss
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1:25am Thu 5 Apr 12
Cllr Britcliffe also seems very quick to point out the failings of the new Labour administration in sorting out problems that he let build up since 1999.
spendmymoneywisely
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8:46am Thu 5 Apr 12
Elegant1
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11:55am Fri 6 Apr 12
hairy mary
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9:18pm Fri 6 Apr 12
Black Car Guy.
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9:30pm Fri 6 Apr 12
useyourhead says...
4:09pm Wed 4 Apr 12