Mountains of rubbish were removed from a Blackburn street corner this week by housing provider.

The rubbish bags had piled up on Dickinson Close in the Galligreaves area. One resident said the rubbish was causing 'health issues and there had been no action despite reports being made'.

However, Blackburn with Darwen Council said they had not received 'any recent complaints' and acts when people let them know of fly-tipping on public land and on the street.

On a visit to Dickinson Street the Lancashire Telegraph spotted two workers from Together Housing clearing the rubbish.

They had already removed one truck load of rubbish and were in the process of shovelling up a second load.

The rubbish was not the responsibility of Together Housing but they said they had acted following complaints from tenants in the area.

They said they had also visited another street close by after being alerted.

Steve Greenwood, senior manager for environmental services at Together Housing, said: “Everyone wants to live in communities that are safe and comfortable and fly-tipping is a form of illegal anti-social behaviour that distresses local people and provides a challenge to that comfort.

“Reporting fly-tipping to Together Housing and the local authority is important as it means the rubbish can be removed. 

“We aim to ensure we respond to any reports as quickly as possible and we’re pleased to see our teams worked to get rid of the rubbish on Dickinson Close. 

“We take all forms of anti-social behaviour seriously and our teams are always on hand to help resolve fly-tipping issues as efficiently as possible.”

This was the second truck load they had collected.Blackburn with Darwen Council said it had received 'no recent complaints' but would be carrying out an inspection of the area.

Speaking on behalf of the council, deputy leader Cllr Quesir Mahmood said: “The Council’s Housing Standards team have received no recent complaints from any resident in the building regarding rubbish, the lift or the condition of the flats.

“We will carry out a site inspection and contact the landlord; and take action if necessary.  Residents are encouraged to contact the housing standards team to report any issues, via housingstandards@blackburn.gov.uk.”

Rubbish piled up on Hartley CloseThe corner of Fawcett Close and Galligreaves WayOn a drive around the estate there were further spots where people had dumped large amounts of rubbish on street corners.

Rubbish had piled up on Hartley Close and further bags were spotted on Galligreaves Way.

One resident who lives close by said there were simply not enough bins.

“This is what happens when there are not enough bins. People just pile rubbish up.”

The council website warns against those fly-tipping: “We cannot remove fly tipping that has been dumped on privately maintained land, however we can investigate this to try and identify the offender.

“You can report fly tipping online, however if further action is required then we may need to contact you to discuss the offence further. 

“On conviction, those found guilty can face an unlimited fine, or six months imprisonment or both.”