SIR - Please can someone tell me why the dog waste bins are never emptied along the canalside at Skipton.

I was out walking two dogs when I came across a dog waste bin that was full to overflowing with bags and other rubbish placed on top.This is not the only time that I have come across a full bin.

This is absolutely disgusting and does not encourage people to clear up after their dogs when there is nowhere to put the waste.The person responsible for emptying the bins should be ashamed of themselves and to me it is just laziness on their part.

Goodness knows what any visitors to Skipton who go for a walk along the canalside will think.

Angela Brown, Keighley Road, Skipton