REGARDING 'Hyndburn's dirtiest street' (LET, August 13), while constant dumping and littering by a certain 'scum' element is no doubt annoying to anyone who cares about their health and environment, the Cedar Street case is just the tip of the iceberg.

I am not going to single out any one area, but if you take a look down 75 per cent of Hyndburn's alleyways you will no doubt see at least one case of a dumping, or bin bags being put out a day after the local refuse wagon has been.

This is so unnecessary when the council provides a very efficient service to remove items such as bags of rubble, grass cuttings and bulky household items, within reason, free of charge, bar the cost of a phone call.

The point that really annoys me is that most incidents of dumping must be witnessed by somebody, but nobody wants to report it.

I guess these are the same people who always wonder why no-one seems to hear or see anything when their houses and cars are being vandalised or burgled.

It makes you think, or does nobody in Hyndburn care any more?

THOMAS BENNETT, Charter Street, Accrington.