A FARMER has voiced his disgust at a mountain of rubbish that blights a busy Bradford road near his farm.
Richard Haywood says he is disgusted about the constant fly-tipping.
Mr Haywood, owner of Hoyle Ing Farm, contacted the Telegraph & Argus after reading our story regarding the 10-month closure of the Allerton Lane, Old Road and School Green junction, which links Thornton to Allerton.
Earlier this month, a developer and Bradford Council said “unforeseen circumstances” have led to the work taking much longer than initially anticipated.
The work conducted by Keepmoat Homes began last July and was originally set to be completed on October 8.
However, in January, the Telegraph & Argus was told by the Council that works to improve School Green and Allerton Lane are expected to be completed in the last week of February. But work is still in progress.
Keepmoat Homes say the road should be open in the “near future”.
The news prompted Mr Haywood to notify the T&A about the fly-tipping he regularly sees on his walks along Allerton Lane.
The farmer believes the problems are connected with the road closure because people would rather dump their junk than take a longer route.
He said: “You want to see all the fly-tipping on here. You can see it when you are coming from Bracewell Avenue, heading up to the roadworks and towards me.
“There is a load of asbestos, pallets, pipes, big bags full of rubbish and carpets.
“There are three lots there and the Council have already cleared seven or eight.
“I presume they are dumping it there because the road is closed. It’s a disgrace.
“I have reported it to Bradford Council on numerous occasions.
“It is a long way round for me to go into the village (due to the closure). It’s either a long walk or a heck of a drive.
When the T&A visited the scene last week, there were bricks, sofas, carpets and general rubbish at either side of Allerton Lane.
A Bradford Council spokesperson said: “Fly-tipping is simply unacceptable and we do everything we can to crack down on it. Our environmental enforcement team has received some information about this incident and is looking into it.
“Bradford Council actively investigates fly-tipping and we regularly take enforcement action against offenders.
“Last year we investigated over 2,000 incidents, issued over 50 fly-tipping fixed penalty notices and seized five vehicles involved in environmental crime.
“If anyone has information about this fly-tipping incident or any others please report it at www.bradford.gov.uk/flytipping or call 01274 432111.”
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