EXCLUSIVE: Fly-tip fury as lorry load of rubbish dumped in Wirral country lane

10:57am Wednesday 6th March 2013 in News Exclusive By Craig Manning

Monstrous mess: The fly-tipped rubbish in leafy Willaston Monstrous mess: The fly-tipped rubbish in leafy Willaston

A WIRRAL householder is demanding tougher action against fly-tippers after a lorry-load of rubbish was dumped near his home.

Andrew Loudon sent the Globe these pictures of what he called the "monstrous eyesore" discovered while walking with his wife along Willowbrow Road, between Raby Village and Willaston, on Tuesday afternoon.

Among the pile was a large amount of ripped-out bathroom tiling, two sofas, broken furniture, clothing, shoes and trainers, DVDs, half-eaten meals on paper plates, beer cans and bottles and a deep-fat fryer.

It was found just yards from a "No Fly Tipping" notice, which warned the offence carries a penalty of imprisonment and a fine of up to £50,000.

Mr Loudon, a retired reporter from the Daily Mail newspaper, believes the load was dumped sometime between Sunday night and Tuesday morning and says those responsible should be hunted down and punished severely by the courts.

He told the Globe: “My wife and I were enjoying a delightful country walk when we came across this monstrous eyesore.

“Some cowboy with a tipper truck had presumably wished to dodge the fee for authorised tipping and just dumped the lot at the side of a pretty country lane.

“These fly-by-night crooks should be hunted down and made to clear up their mess before being punished severely by the courts.

“The lane is a notorious fly-tipping spot, but I’ve never seen such an awful lot of rubbish dumped in one go. People were stopping their cars to look at it and getting angry.

“They are signs nearby which say CCTV is in operation to monitor the situation, but I’m not sure whether this is really having much of an effect.

"Maybe more needs to be done to tackle the problem.”

 

Comments(13)

ginger26 says...
11:15am Wed 6 Mar 13

I found a load of fly tipped stuff with the address on some of the boxes last year ,trinity road hoylake no less .i rang the council but they didn't want the address as they where not going to contact the owners!!!! Good old wirral council ,on the ball as usuall.

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Wirralrob says...
11:20am Wed 6 Mar 13

If as you say Wirral Borough Council has failed to properly investigate a fly tipping which is linked directly to a confirmed address, can I suggest you report them to-

The Local Authority Ombudsman
http://www.lgo.org.u
k/forms/ShowForm.asp
?fm_fid=62

If other councils can do it right, Wirral must too.

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Arris says...
12:13pm Wed 6 Mar 13

It was there on Sunday afternoon.

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djrimmer says...
12:20pm Wed 6 Mar 13

Surely a little detective work would identify the owners.

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Wirral_Man says...
12:22pm Wed 6 Mar 13

Ginger26 I would also report that example to the Environment Agency, they might be more bothered

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Wirral_Man says...
12:24pm Wed 6 Mar 13

Should of added use the "Serious Illegal dumping" link on this webpage

http://www.environme
nt-agency.gov.uk/hom
eandleisure/waste/14
2184.aspx

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keen gardener says...
1:02pm Wed 6 Mar 13

All I can add is that this is occurring in most places I walk daily with my dog (before you ask "yes" I am a responsible owner ie do poop a scoop & dispose of correctly). I was going to list the areas but have had second thoughts as those who "tip" may read & make the areas worse!! With the various proposed Council cuts suspect it will get even worse - grrrrr!!

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pooboy says...
3:56pm Wed 6 Mar 13

To be fair to the fly tippers,they have at least left a sofa,so all tired dog walkers could have a nice sit down if tired.
On the day the picture was took,it looks a cracking day.

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ginger26 says...
6:21pm Wed 6 Mar 13

All the rubish was dumped by the water works in Meols and in the brook .i went through the rubish to find the address in hoylake and tore it off to prove to the council. After my call to them I was fuming . Scumbag fly tippers , useless council ...who's worse.

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Positive thinker says...
7:48pm Wed 6 Mar 13

What a load of RUBBISH

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Hugo1008 says...
10:58am Fri 8 Mar 13

There is no truth to the rumor that when some offices in Brighton Street were refurbished, "Eric" was busy and could not get round to clearing the rubbish for a day or two.

Neither did this trash come from the boot of the mayors car.

Take note positive thinker.

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Positive thinker says...
6:49pm Fri 8 Mar 13

We all know where it come from,out of your mouth

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dave301bounty says...
7:36pm Tue 12 Mar 13

there was an adress on a lottery ticket down the back of the black ,,well worn settee,,and they live not 3 mile away .

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