Tenants in Keighley flats have had enough of living in what they describe as a war zone and have set up an action group to sort out the problems.

Residents at Bradford Council's Parkwood Rise met to discuss the problems in the tower blocks and ways to take action.

The group, backed by about 60 tenants, met for the first time after reading a story in last week's Keighley News featuring a woman who was scared to live there.

The positive and negative aspects of life at the flats were identified by the group, as well as outlining what positive action could be taken to address the problems.

Keighley town councillor Rose Thompson, who lives in Delph House, said: "The action group came together over last weekend because too many decent tenants are wanting to move.

"If they do, other tenants are worried that more anti-social tenants will move in.

"When you look at our environment, who would want to move in here as it is? Definitely nobody decent."

The tenants said: "The anti-social behaviour takes many forms -- breaking lifts and the security system, urinating on landings and stairwells, playing loud music at unsociable hours, throwing rubbish out of windows and throwing missiles out of windows, including bottles, fireworks and needles."

According to worried tenants some of the landings look like war zones because of the graffiti, broken windows and smashed tiles.

They were concerned at the time it was taking Bradford Council to make repairs and deal with the situation.

For more information about the group contact Cllr Thompson on 07950 658340.

A spokesman for Bradford Council's Keighley area housing office said: "We are actively dealing with the anti-social tenants in these flats.

"One has already left the building. Legal papers have been sent to the county court for another, for whom we are awaiting a hearing date.

"The council is very much in favour of working with any tenants' group which has been formed and would be willing to work with it to try to combat anti-social behaviour."