THE “horrified” owner of a pub in Rhyl’s town centre has called for rubbish fly-tipped by his premises to be removed.
Freddy Tierney, who owns The Glanglasfor, said there is “rubbish everywhere” in a back yard adjacent to his premises, at the site formerly occupied by Burtons.
Mr Tierney said he fears incidents such as this will leave visitors to Rhyl with a bad impression of the town, and has contacted Denbighshire County Council about it.
“I’ve never seen so much rubbish in my life I’ve tried ringing the council, but I don’t even know if it’s down to them, because as far as I’m aware, it’s private land.
“Where has all that rubbish come from? If you came to Rhyl for the first time, and saw all that rubbish everywhere… it’s not doing the town any good.
“There are going to be mice and rats, as well. It’s just madness; what is going on here?”
Fly-tipping, which is the illegal dumping of household or commercial waste on land which has no licence to accept it, can be reported to the local authority via its website.
Mr Tierney also reported it this way, as well as calling the council.
Numerous individuals have faced enforcement action and fixed penalty notices in the last few months for fly-tipping in Denbighshire, including a resident who was fined £250 after fly-tipping household waste on Elwy Street, Rhyl, and another who was ordered to pay £300 after fly-tipped waste found in a Rhyl alleyway.
A Denbighshire County Council spokesperson said: "We received two reports regarding this matter on November 5.
"The matter has been allocated to an officer, who will attend the location and commence an investigation.
"As part of the investigation, the officer will undertake the necessary enquiries, including establishing land ownership and clarifying the circumstances surrounding the reports.
"The matter will be progressed in accordance with Denbighshire County Council’s service level agreement, and residents will be kept updated as appropriate as the investigation progresses."
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