'Don't dump your rubbish', plead Wigan councillors

The finds were made on land between Castle Hill Road, Close Street and Hereford Road in Hindley recently.

Paul Blay and Jim Talbot, Labour councillors for Hindley, were out on a litter pick when they found a number of bulky items which had been dumped.

Amongst the mess they spotted was a car seat, push chair, scooter, thermal box, pipe and a broken skateboard. They also collected a staggering 14 bags of rubbish.

The councillors, who were contacted by a concerned resident about the mess, posted the discovery to Facebook to encourage other people not to litter.

They said: “We were out early tidying up the area of land between Castle Hill Road, Close Street and Hereford Road.

“The amount of rubbish collected in a such a small area is so disappointing.

“14 bags of rubbish, a car seat, a push chair, a scooter, a thermal box, a plastic pipe and a broken skateboard.”

In recent weeks, there has been a big drive in Hindley to crackdown on selfish litter louts who continue to blight the town.

It has seen residents from Borsdane and Rayner Park Friends Group and Friends of Hindley Cemetery, litter pick in areas including Borsdane Woods, Hindley Cemetery, North Rayner Park and South Rayner Park.

Wigan Council chiefs have also been taking tough action against fly-tipping.

Measures have seen the authority install state-of-the-art CCTV cameras at well-known hotspots.

The cameras will be deployed by the council in areas including Platt Bridge and Hindley and elsewhere in the borough.

They have the ability to tilt and pan wider areas with footage monitored by staff in the council’s central watch CCTV room.

Under the changes, fines increased for littering (including from vehicles) from £120 to £150 but this will be discounted to £75 if paid within 14 days.

Anyone found to have fly tipped will be forced to pay £400 with the discounted 14-day payment coming to £200.

To report an incident of environmental crime visit www.wigan.gov.uk/reportit or download the council’s Report It app.

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