WE understand and sympathise with the outburst against litter louts by Jeff Layer, head of environment management in Bolton.

But we can't support his suggestion that Bolton Council should spend less on cleaning up after the morons who drop their rubbish on our streets.

Mr Layer is angry, as many of us are, that Bolton has to spend millions of pounds cleaning up after these dirty people. If we didn't, however, our town would become a rubbish dump which would repel tourists and shoppers.

Instead, the council should take more action against businesses and shops which do not clean up outside their premises and try to prosecute more people who drop litter.

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