A FORMER council worker who blames town hall bosses for his area's decline has set up a website to chronicle complaints.

Ian Aldcroft, of Wallsuches, Horwich, says the move is a last resort after years of trying to persuade the council to deal with flooding, litter and parking problems in his street.

And the 47-year-old, who now works for North West Water, hopes his Internet page -- www.amphot.co.uk/wallsuches -- will become a magnet for other cybercomplainers.

He is encouraging those with gripes to e-mail him to see if he can publicise their cases as well.

Mr Aldcroft said: "I thought it would be something unusual to raise the profile of the problem here.

"I want to encourage other people who have problems with the council to publish their details on the site."

The site bears the banner headline -- I did warn you Bolton council.

He said: "I reached the end of my tether. The council is causing problems here and won't do anything about it. It has strung me along for three years now."

He claims conservation area Wallsuches has declined sharply in the 20 years he has been living there.

Former council drainage expert Mr Aldcroft said the decision to publish the website, illustrated with his own photos, was not one he took lightly.

He said: "One of the reasons I've held off until now is a degree of loyalty to the council."

Problems listed on the site include flooding he claims is associated with a nearby quarry, causing erosion of the road. Mr Aldcroft says the council gave quarry owners permission to discharge waste into the drainage system.

He is annoyed the council cleared shrub-covered wasteland at the end of his street, which, he says, led to lorries and a mobile catering unit parking there.

A council spokesman said: "We are aware of the problem with flooding. It is a long-standing issue exacerbated by recent weeks of heavy rain. We are looking at solutions but there is no simple way of solving it. We are quite happy to meet and discuss other problems with residents."