Fly-tipping is out of control, town's residents say
Amanda Martin said rubbish was ruining the area and the problem was getting worse each year
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Residents in one part of Nottingham say fly-tipping is "out of control" and attracting anti-social behaviour in their area.
Piles of rubbish and household items have been dumped along Park Chase in Bulwell, and people living nearby fear the problem is getting worse.
Last month, one family discovered litter had been set on fire, and they had to alert Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service to prevent it spreading to nearby woodland.
A Nottingham City Council spokesperson said littering and fly-tipping was "unacceptable", adding it is responding as quickly as possible to problems raised by residents.
Rubbish along Park Chase that residents said appeared days after the council cleaned the area
The fire service said it attended a fire at Park Chase on 29 July, and passed details over to the police, as it was believed to be a "deliberate" ignition.
After the fire, people living in the area said their concerns about the fly-tipping issue had worsened.
Stacey Gwyther, 37, lives on Paddock Close nearby and her daughter saw the fire.
Miss Gwyther said that since the fire, she was concerned for her daughter's safety.
"I no longer want her to play out there," she said. "It was surrounded by trees that could have caught alight and easily spread, putting people in danger.
"You just think, 'who did that?' I worry the rubbish problem is attracting this kind of behaviour."
The aftermath of the barrel set on fire
Amanda Martin, 54, moved to the area five years ago, and she said the problem was getting out of hand.
"It is disheartening," she said. "This is where we live and it's not being looked after properly.
"Every day you walk down here, and there's new bags of rubbish. It is out of control.
"We've alerted the council numerous times, but there has been no solution to the problem."
Chris Merton, 52, said he had seen everything from a drum kit and a pram, to alcohol bottles littered across the street.
"Lots of people drive and park their cars along here - so the number of alcohol cans is concerning. It's used by people to dump anything and everything.
"I am now moving out of the city, and certainly will not miss the rubbish here."
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