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A huge amount of fly-tipping has been reported around backstreets where residents complain “nothing is ever done.” Over recent weeks rubbish had been reported to have been dumped around various backstreets in New Bury, Farnworth including behind Buckley Lane, Crescent Avenue. Rubbish has also been left between St James Street and Mansfield Drive.
A resident said: “It’s just that it's a continuing in this area of New bury and nothing is ever done! “There are never any skips provided around Masefield Drive, Westland Avenue, Wordsworth Avenue or the Crescent Avenue estate. Bags of rubbish were left strewn around (Image: Public) "There is always fly-tipping being dumped.” Images from around the streets and backstreets of New Bury show a huge amount of rubbish having been strewn across the area.
As well as household waste this also appears to include a mattrass and other kinds of rubbish. The complaints about fly tipping around New Bury come amid long running concerns and complaints about rubbish being dumped all around Bolton. A mattrass was left dumped (Image: Public) This week two people were handed hefty fines in what appears to have been an unconnected case of fly-tipping on a car park close to Fearnhead Close, also in Farnworth.
Earlier this year in February a huge amount of waste was dumped at a graveyard at the grounds of St James Church, New Bury, with dozens of bags of empty cans, bottles and other rubbish. Rubbish has been strewn around the backstreets (Image: Public) Responding to the most recent reports of fly-tipping around New Bury, Bolton Council said it has a range of ways to tackle the problem and encouraged witnesses to come forward. A spokesperson said: " Fly-tipping negatively impacts the lives of residents and business owners as well as costing the council to clear up the mess .
ALSO READ: Pair handed hefty fines after huge fly-tipping dump at carpark ALSO READ: Fly-tippers dump huge pile of waste in graveyard ALSO READ: Investigation to find the person responsible for dumping a pile of rubbish “We issue Fixed Penalty Notices where we can trace those responsible and for the most severe cases, offenders are taken to court. “We inspect and remove fly tips on council owned land as part of the scheduled street cleaning programme and in response to reports from residents. “Residents are therefore encouraged to continue reporting incidents of fly tipping on council land via the website.
“We inspect and investigate fly tipping on private land from an enforcement perspective. “Landowners are responsible for the clean-up.”.
