RESIDENTS are being asked to make an extra effort to help in the war on litter.
Following the Atherton Cleaner Greener Group's weekend blitz on the stream and embankment grot spots in Brook Street and Prestwich Street, Cllr Sue Loudon has appealed for public support to keep the area clean.
Families turned out in force to help as they saw volunteers, council officers and a councillor putting their back in to the work to fill two skips with rubbish.
Cllr Susan Loudon said: "I am constantly amazed how local volunteers give up their precious time to clear sites like this.
"I owe it to these people to ask local families to dispose of unwanted items in the correct manner, litter in litter bins, bottles in the bottle bank and garden and DIY materials at the waste disposal site on Chanters Industrial Estate."
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