Neil Holmes and Gary Nichols clear fly-tipping on Lower Lane

Fly-tipping on Lower Lane cleared by Neil Holmes and Gary Nichols

Neil Holmes and Gary Nichols took matters into their own hands when they discovered waste that had been fly-tipped on Lower Lane near Kingsway Business Park on Friday (30 December) and cleared the waste themselves.

Neil, from Milnrow, said: “We knew we’d be waiting about four days for the Council to clear it and there was a lot of food waste going rotten. We just wanted to clear the area and keep it looking attractive for everyone.”

The waste, which took the duo over an hour to clean, consisted of nappies, food, Christmas wrapping paper and boxes and ‘lots of things that could have been recycled’.

Neil said: “The road the waste is on is never used; it’s just using as a turning point. It is a Council owned road which leads to where our landscaping company is based, but this waste dumping happens on a weekly basis.

“We’ve put bollards and barriers on the unadopted roads but we’d like some bollards at the Broad Lane end of the road, so people can’t drive up here and leave their waste.

“Many of the residents have complained about the lack of barriers and bollards here too, so I’d like the Council to consider it. It must cost them a fortune to move the waste each time and I’m sure the bollards would pay for themselves in less than a year.”

The waste is believed to have originated from Kirkholt, as a letter in the waste, despite missing a full address, mentioned the area.

Neil added: "It's the same distance from Kirkholt to Kingsway as it is from Kirkholt to the tip; why not just take it there?"