Last updated 15:54, Wednesday, 30 April 2008

SIR – Please allow me to continue the wheelie bin story and offer my apologies to Gareth Corkhill, because it was possibly due to something that I did, that could have provoked the council into taking photos of his bin.

Photo finish: Rubbish in Whitehaven town centre being cleared away despite not abiding by the rules

You see I have been taking photos of all the rubbish that is left in the Market Place every Thursday and Saturday night. The council told me: “All commercial waste will only be taken when it is put in orange bags or a suitable wheelie bin, otherwise it will be left where it is. All cardboard must be folded flat and an orange trade sack taped around.”

But this does not happen. All the rubbish is taken: cardboard boxes, black bin bags everything. I informed the council who said: “no that does not happen!” So I took photos, every Thursday and Saturday for a couple of weeks and then I sent them to the enforcement department. That was on February 19. I was told that the photographs and my letter would be passed on to the manager of the Enforcement Unit, Mr Toni Magean. I waited and heard nothing so I got in touch with a Toni Magean, he said he knew nothing about this matter when I first spoke to him but he would be in touch. He didn't so I phoned him again and he still has not been in touch.

So while I'm waiting for them to visit me with my grievance, they have done that poor young man with the idea I gave them. So Gareth I apologise and I will send a donation to John Bannister’s fund for your cause.

Carla BROWN

Arrighi’s

Market Place, Whitehaven