SEVERAL disposable barbecues and a large quantity of tiles have been thrown into Stroud s waterways. Pete Kinsella sent us these pictures of several disposable barbecues which were thrown into the canal by Stanton’s Bridge in Bowbridge, Stroud at the weekend. The items appear to have been thrown off the bridge and have landed in the water on the opposite side to the towpath, making it impossible for litter-pickers to reach. Efforts are underway to get the litter removed. And on Friday, Joanna Rosser noticed that a large amount of tiles (also pictured here) had been dumped in the river at Capel s Mill by the viaducts, near to the Waitrose supermarket.
These pictures were taken at Edge Common and Severnleaze Lane on Sunday afternoon. An SNJ reader who spotted the dumped rubbish said: It was the worst fly tipping I ve seen up at Edge Common and Severnleaze Lane - mile after mile of carpet, then a fridge. The littering comes just days after a large quantity of rubbish was found in a layby in Standish. Discovered on Thursday by a Stroud District Council neighbourhood warden, such was the quantity of rubbish that needed clearing, the warden was forced to call in reinforcements. Stroud District Council’s environment committee chair Simon Pickering said: “Sadly we have to clear around 900 illegal fly tips every year, and where we are able to we will prosecute - fly tipping is illegal and should be reported to Stroud District Council.
The discovery of fly-tips in a ditch in Standish has been greeted with anger. One of Stroud District Council s neighbourhood wardens was forced to call in reinforcements, such was the quantity of rubbish that needed clearing. Katie was in #Standish lay-by today clearing out the ditch! After seeing how much was there she had to call in reinforcements #Help Andy & Simon & Katie managed together, to remove the fly-tips from the ditch! Myself and Simon will be returning to litter pick #BigJobpic.twitter.com/qw5rIZfK7D sdc wardens (@sdc wardens) March 4, 2021 “Sadly we have to clear around 900 illegal fly tips every year, and where we are able to we will prosecute - fly tipping is illegal and should be reported to Stroud District Council,” said the council s environment committee chair Simon Pickering.
Motorists have been left stranded after ignoring stop signs on flooded roads in Gloucestershire. Fire services used a dinghy to rescue a motorist from a vehicle stuck in deep water in Albright Lane, Bromsberrow, despite it being signposted as closed. Rain and rising rivers left routes impassable in Wotton, Bromsberrow, Tewksbury and other areas of the county, but drivers fancied their luck. Police have warned drivers not to risk roads that are flooded or clearly marked as closed. The river Avon has risen and begun to soak surrounding wetlands Lanes in Wotton and the route to Pyke Quarry, Horsley have been flooded, with residents asking anybody travelling to the tip to travel via Calcot crossroads.
Motorists have been left stranded after ignoring stop signs on flooded roads in Gloucestershire. Fire services used a dinghy to rescue a motorist from a vehicle stuck in deep water in Albright Lane, Bromsberrow, despite it being signposted as closed. Rain and rising rivers left routes impassable in Wotton, Bromsberrow, Tewksbury and other areas of the county, but drivers fancied their luck. Police have warned drivers not to risk roads that are flooded or clearly marked as closed. The river Avon has risen and begun to soak surrounding wetlands Lanes in Wotton and the route to Pyke Quarry, Horsley have been flooded, with residents asking anybody travelling to the tip to travel via Calcot crossroads.