'Disgraceful' litter problem on road into town

Calls have been made for an "absolutely disgraceful" litter problem on the road into a town to be addressed.

Councillor Anne Burns urged Westmorland and Furness Council to take tackle the issue on the A590 into Barrow, Cumbria.

The Labour councillor, who represents the Old Barrow and Hindpool ward, told a meeting that the road had never been in such a state.

Cabinet member for environmental services at the Lib Dem-led authority, Giles Archibald, said the council was "very aware" of the problem and enforcement action would be taken.

Burns said: "We want our streets clean, we want our area coming into Barrow not to look like a tatty add-on to this authority."

She had previously warned there was an "epidemic of litter" in Barrow, at a council meeting in January, the Local Democracy Reporting Service reported.

Archibald pledged to have a walk around the affected area with officers.

He said: "We have a suspicion of which businesses this might be, but I wouldn't mention this in a public meeting.

"We are aware of this, we want to seek remediation, and officers are working on that now."

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