News Glasgow community soon to be 'overrun with vermin' as fly-tipping leaves area a 'dump'

Holly Bishop

Guest Reporter
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Residents in Glasgow's Govan area are facing a severe fly-tipping crisis, with massive piles of waste blighting residential streets since November.

The most severely affected areas include Kintra Street and Iona Street, where mounds of construction waste, household rubbish and abandoned car parts have accumulated over months.

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Local authorities have left the waste in place whilst gathering evidence against perpetrators, despite multiple reports to Glasgow City Council.

The crisis has transformed the once-residential area into what locals describe as a "dump".

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Lorraine Hargan, 74, whose front window faces a large mound of fly-tipped waste on Iona Street, fears for her family's safety.

"We're going to be overrun with vermin," Hargan said. "It's already happening further down in Govan."

"It has been happening off and on for years, but lately, it is really, really bad. I have grandkids, and I fear for them, as well as myself."

She believes if similar incidents occurred in Glasgow's West End, "something would be done".

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The scale of the fly-tipping is evident in a pile on Iona Street, stretching more than 10ft long and 4ft high, topped with a traffic cone.

The waste includes construction debris, old clothes, shopping trolleys, and smashed car parts scattered across roads and grassy wastelands.

On Kintra Street, where Iona Court once stood, the scene is particularly grim with toilet plungers, child seats, bed bases, kitchen units and a wrecked car lining the street.

Local residents have said that the largest pile emerged when a skip was removed in November, leaving its contents behind.

Lydon Whittle, 20, pointed to widespread dumping of washing machines and fridges around Clynder Street and Brighton Street.



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"You see housing association vans and council vans most days, and you begin to get a bit of hope that something will be done, but nothing ever happens," Whittle said.

Riha Panesar, 23, who runs a family off-licence on Clynder Street, also said that the fly-tipping "drives away customers".

She has written to the council about the "continuous and worsening" problem, calling for regular clean-ups, CCTV installation and hefty fines.

A Glasgow City Council spokesman said they are aware of the fly-tipping and their environmental health team is investigating.

"Evidence has been gathered that we hope will lead to the identification of the culprits and allow us to take enforcement action," the spokesman said.

Offenders face a £500 fixed penalty notice, with the council working alongside SEPA for potentially stiffer penalties.

The council added that their bulky waste service allows collection of large items for £5 each, making fly-tipping "inexcusable."

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