A RESIDENT has called for video cameras in litter hotspots around Bolton following fly-tipping in his area.

Harry Houghton, 75, from Hunger Hill, has highlighted how areas blighted by the problem should be under surveillance in order to deter people from littering.

Speaking to The Bolton News, he said: “There is now a need for video cameras in hotspots around the town, so that offenders can be caught and fines given to fit the crime.

“Lock Lane is an area where fly-tipping regularly happens. It’s a country lane with open fields, a lovely place to go for a walk.

“But people drive there and chuck things out of their car.”

Harry hasn’t been resting on his laurels, however. He has been litter picking the area around Lock Lane and Wigan Road.

“I try to go out every two weeks to litter pick. I picked four bags yesterday (Monday, April 11) and the other week I collected five bags of rubbish to help with the spring clean campaign.”

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Harry has also had help from a resident he knows only as Karen.

He added: “Karen does some streets and I do others. We sometimes meet, will ask how many bags we have, what we found.”

He also believes that Keep Britain Tidy notices should be put in prominent positions, such as on lampposts and bus stops, as well as education at schools about littering and the impact it has on the environment.

“It’s a pity that people still throw all sorts of rubbish out of their vehicles when passing through.”

This comes as there have been spates of fly tipping around Bolton, although clean-up efforts have been going on to try and combat littering.

In response to the problem, a Bolton council spokesperson said: “CCTV is sometimes installed in areas where flytipping is a consistent problem.

"A decision as to whether CCTV is installed in an area is made on a case by case basis.”