Clearance work begins at the Golden Triangle industrial estate in Widnes, where there has been a large fly-tip since spring 2020. Photo provided by Cllr Eddie Dourley, cleared for use by BBC partners. WORK to clear a huge fly-tip on an industrial estate in Widnes has finally begun almost a year after the problem was first reported. The fly-tip at the Golden Triangle, which included mounds of building waste, children’s toys and even a caravan, has been a source of major concern for neighbours who feared a repeat of the 2019 fire that destroyed part of the site. Both neighbours and local councillors had been frustrated by the lack of action on the fly-tipping by the Golden Triangle’s owners and at the apparent ease with which fly-tippers continued to access the site even after new gates had been installed.
Frustration as fly-tippers dump old caravan on industrial estate blighted by rubbish
The rubbish has been left at the Golden Triangle in Widnes for almost a year, and more keeps being added
15:26, 16 DEC 2020
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Huge mounds of waste and even a caravan being dumped in Widnes Huge mounds of waste are still being fly-tipped at an industrial estate almost a year after the problem was first raised. Household waste, building materials and even a caravan have been dumped at the Golden Triangle industrial estate in Widnes since the beginning of the year, with residents becoming increasingly nervous about the fire hazard posed by the rubbish. Despite gates being installed at the entrance to the Golden Triangle, the dumping has continued and Halebank parish councillor Kieran Reed has grown increasingly frustrated with what he regards as Halton Council’s inaction on the massive fly-tip.