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It would appear that the DWP like adverse publicity.

I live in Stanley Street in Weymouth and fly-tipping is a very bad problem.

On Wednesday October 29, a load of rubbish in black sacks as well as the new blue sacks appeared in the alley between Stanley Street and Derby Street.

I reported it to the authorities on Friday of the same week, and was told it would be dealt with – it wasn’t.

Despite repeated phone calls this week, as of Wednesday November 5 it has yet to be removed, despite assurances it would.

In fact one advisor said although it takes seriously the report of fly-tipping, because of missed collections and a suggestion of other issues, the said case of fly-tipping was lower down the scale of importance.

I even have a copy of a conversation I had online with Dorset Direct on Monday November 3 saying the rubbish would be removed.

Given that the Dorset Echo ran a story in last Thursday's issue, regarding the state of the town centre in Weymouth during half term week and that the story presented the DWP in not such a good light, it strikes this reader that the DWP do not appear to take the issue seriously.

Almost a week and the rubbish has yet to be removed. It is not a good way to run a service.

Given that I live in Stanley Street and the Park District, which is known for its deprived status and houses that contain multiple families, the DWP’s new collection policy of only one general refuse collection every fortnight would appear to be ill conceived.

Where are the residences expected to put their rubbish if they don’t have access to safe places to store it?

It ends up being fly-tipped in the streets and alleyways in the Park District.

The DWP need to put their house in order and find a way to solve it, other than fruitless letters to people whom they have addresses for, and who are neither the person named or who no longer live in the address that they have.

The only saving grace, if there is one, is at least it’s not the summer, because if it was, the seagulls would be having a field day.

John Smith

Stanley Street

Weymouth