Sofas and mattresses dumped in Wolverhampton by fly-tippers

Calls for action are now being made after the litter, which includes white goods and toys, were dumped in Powell Street and an alleyway behind Lesley Street in Heath Town.

Fortune Sibanda, Conservative council candidate for Heath Town, today described the fly-tipping as a 'serious health hazard' and said it was attracting vermin.

The culprits struck on Powell Street within the last three days, but Mr Sibanda said the alleyway had been blighted for years.

Hea said: "The alley at the back of Lesley Road has been subject to fly tipping for many years.The situation has worsened due to the main gate leading into the alley being left open."

He added: "The fly tipping in the alley back of Lesley Road is so concerning as some of the rubbish is piling on the school fence. This is creating a health hazard for Trinity CE Primary School children."

Earlier this month the Express & Star reported that Wolverhampton council is dealing with an average of 234 instances of fly-tipping every month.

The figures were revealed in a report which were discussed by the city's vibrant and sustainable city scrutiny panel.

In the first 10 months of 2015/16, 4,851 street cleaning issues were reported. These included a monthly average of 234 cases of fly-tipping, 72 cases of littering, 30 cases of dead animals, seven cases of graffiti and six cases of parks vandalism.

The authority had 4,427 incidents of fly-tipping in 2014/15, costing the council £179,174 in clearance costs.

The waste is the latest occasion of fly-tipping which has been blighting spots across the Black Country. Last week more than 70 articulated lorry tyres have been dumped off a Darlaston road, resulting in calls for the culprit to come forward. Councillors Paul and Christine Bott came across the mess on Darlington Street when out meeting residents in the area.

Meanwhile, a pub in Wolverhampton has also become the site of fly-tipping, anti-social behaviour and drug dealing, it is claimed. A City of Wolverhampton Council spokesman said: "The council's street cleaning teams have been out three times in the last fortnight to clean up this particular site in Powell Street and we will attend again to clean up the latest rubbish. The alley at the back of Lesley Road is private land and we will encourage the land owner to clean this up.