Graffiti in a snicket off Skipton High Street
MEMBERS of Skipton Town Council have taken Craven Council to task over the ‘shocking’ state of the town.
Areas of Skipton were a disgrace with dumped mattresses, graffiti, abandoned cars and overfilled wheeled bins, spewing out rubbish, said deputy mayor, Darren Shaw and fellow town councillor, David Painter.
In a joint presentation to Craven Council’s policy committee, the town councillors compared Skipton to Earby and Barnoldswick, pointing out how neighbouring Pendle Council appeared to be doing a much better job.
Historic, cobbled streets in Pendle appeared to be regularly cleaned, there was no dog mess and moss was removed, they pointed out, whereas areas of Skipton were blighted with out of control fly-tipping. In Pendle, wheeled bins were kept tidily inside yards and not left to block accesses, or to look unsightly, with residents threatened with a fine if bins were left out, they said.