Council chopped down trees 10 months ago, but the cuttings still remain
Oldham Council chopped down trees and cleared rubbish from West End Street in October 2024 as part of a fly-tipping eradication effort, but the tree cuttings and new fly-tipped waste remain nearly a year later. Local resident Mohammed Hussain expressed frustration over the neglected area, which has become a hotspot for fly-tipping, drug use, and rodent infestations. The council cites a lack of funding to complete the cleanup and plans to seek additional government support for a broader community project.
Tree cuttings left behind after an Oldham Council cleanup last October continue to litter West End Street, turning the former children’s sports pitch into a magnet for fresh fly-tipping, rats and anti-social behaviour.
Mohammed Hussain, 36, whose garden backs onto the Westwood site, watched council teams—joined by hi-vis-clad politicians—fell the trees and clear months of accumulated rubbish, only for the wood to be left in piles that now conceal dumped fridges, mattresses and drug paraphernalia.
”Back in October 2024 they came and cleared up and did the trees and everything,” Hussain said.
”Now I’ve realised they are not taking away the cuttings left from the trees.
People are now fly-tipping there again because of the cuttings being left there.
All the litter has led to mice and rats coming into people’s houses nearby.
It’s upsetting and makes me angry as I see so many kids growing up with nothing around them but rubbish.”
Deputy council leader Abdul Jabbar said removal is on hold while the authority bids for government cash to complete a wider community plan for the land, adding:
“Residents must treat it with respect and not fly-tip after so much work was already done last October.
Those who get caught fly-tipping will be caught and fined.”
The council says residents will be told when the next cleanup is scheduled.
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