FLYTIPPERS who created a roadblock in a Bradford lane have been condemned by a councillor.

Bricks, concrete and soil were dumped in Stocks Lane, Clayton Heights, at around 4am yesterday – the second time the street has been targeted by flytippers in under four months.

A large pile of rubbish, including a sofa and a bath tub, were dumped in the road, which leads to a farm, on February 22.

Councillor Paul Cromie (Ind, Queensbury), called the incident “incredible”, and said residents were horrified by the tipping.

He said: “It’s incredible – the council did chase it up last time and we were investigating some suspected properties.

“It’s just ridiculous really, it doesn’t cost a fortune to tip your rubbish legally at the council’s tips. Whoever it is doing it needs to stop it and use the conventional methods and just pay the fees rather than blighting our countryside by dumping their rubbish.

“The local residents are horrified, one lady heard them and she went out at about 4am when she heard a lot of banging and clattering.”

Cllr Cromie said some residents had pictures of the vans which had dumped the rubbish, but were too scared to come forward.

“We have had builders tipping rubbish here before, and people have taken photos where you can clearly see the company names on the sides of the wagons which have come and flytipped, but they are frightened of coming forward,” he said.

He said he and his wife, fellow councillor Linda Cromie, were prepared to put their names to the pictures and “take all the flack that might come with it”, but the council had told them it would not let them do that.

“It’s a bit silly really because all the evidence they need is in the pictures, it doesn’t matter whose name it is handed over with,” he said.

“What I would say to these people who have flytipped is that we are going to get you eventually, so stop.

“Some of the dog-walkers I spoke to while I was at the site want some sort of barrier putting up to stop people coming and dumping rubbish in the street, and I am going to take this up on their behalf.”

Cllr Cromie visited the site at around 11am yesterday, by which time the rubbish had been cleared away.

A spokesman for Bradford Council said workmen had visited the site after receiving a complaint yesterday morning.

He said: “The council cleared waste which had been fly-tipped in Stocks Lane, Clayton Heights.”