Andy Capstick News Today

The funeral of a 75-year-old litter picker and ‘brilliant’ man will be held this week as tributes are paid.

A litter picking group has paid tribute to a pensioner who litter picked alone for years after his sudden death.

Pictures from a litter picking group show Bolton is littered with drug dens and needles, sparking a concern for the health of the general public and…

The leader of a fly-tipping group has revealed shocking images of woodland areas awash with rubbish and is encouraging people to join in on a clean.

Litter pickers in Bolton have already collected over 100 bags and reported multiple heavy items of fly tip since in the New Year.

A LITTER picking group has launched a new crusade to highlight contaminated bins. While recycling is at the forefront of a greener lifestyle, encouraged by many different groups and bodies, the practice is not adhered to by many people. Litter picking groups across Bolton cite hundreds of cases where bins are contaminated with the wrong waste - making the recycling process harder of impossible. One litter picker, Andy Capstick, a member of Astley Bridge Litter Picking group, said any gi...

A LITTER picker has expressed concerns that flytippers could be harming wildlife after spotting deer grazing near a hillside covered in waste.

A GROUP of litter pickers who cleared a heavily polluted section of the River Croal were delighted when a heron immediately returned to the area shortly after they finished. Andy Capstick, a member of Astley Bridge Litter Picking group, was clearing a stretch of the river in Rumworth, as the group often ventures across the borough to tackle well-known fly-tipping hotspots. During their visit, they found all sorts of household waste, including chairs, pillows and house bricks. Bags of huma...