CONCERNED residents are being urged to be 'brave' and report fly-tipping to the council as the 'cat and mouse game' continues in hotspots across Fairfield and Howley.
The ward has been one of the worst hit areas but there are no signs of the issues easing.
In the past week Labour ward councillor Cllr Tony Higgins, who is the executive board member for leisure, community and culture, was met with further blight during a walk around the area.
He spotted mattresses, furniture, clothes and bin bags dumped on roads off Orford Lane, including Hardy Street, before reporting the incidents to the council.
"Fly-tipping around Orford Lane is continuing – it is an absolute hotspot for fly-tipping, nothing seems to change," he said.
"It is a cat and mouse game, once it is cleaned up the culprits return and do the same again.
"Residents are continuing to flag it up to me – they are very annoyed. It is the usual stuff being left and there are overflowing bins everywhere you go too.
"My advice to residents is to be brave and report it to the council directly. They can do so confidentially – we need prosecutions.
"Fly-tipping brings the area down and damages the reputation of place, as well as the communities in it.
"We are trying to make communities stronger but this issue is cancelling out the good work.
"I also want to urge people to recycle properly. If you have bulky items fit for purpose and use then contact the council or an organisation, don't just dump it."
Warrington North MP Helen Jones has been alerted to the damaging situation in Fairfield and Howley and is raising the issue with the authority.
But other areas of the town are also suffering.
The council has been making inquiries into rubbish left on the Trans Pennine Trail between Loushers Lane and Morrisons, on Greenalls Avenue.
"It is important that people dispose of their waste in a responsible manner," said a spokesman.
"Fly-tipping blights our communities and takes valuable resources away from essential services.
"We would encourage anyone who observes someone fly-tipping to report it – this will help our officers to take action.
"The fly-tipping on the Trans Pennine Trail was reported this week and investigations are taking place into the likely source and possible offender, the waste will be removed as soon as the investigation is complete."
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