
A major fly-tipping incident in Bradford has triggered a council investigation and clean-up.
Plastic, bin bags, mattresses and furniture were dumped outside the former Oddfellows pub at the junction of Beckside Road and Clayton Road in Lidget Green over the weekend.
Bradford Council cleared the rubbish after residents said it was blocking the pavement.
The fly-tipping mess on Beckside Road which was dumped over the weekend
A spokesperson for the council said: "We were made aware of the fly-tipping on Monday morning and are currently investigating who was responsible so that we can take appropriate action.
"It will be cleared as soon as possible."
By Monday afternoon, all the waste except for a small sofa had been removed.
The spokesman said: "All the waste except a small sofa has now been cleared.
"The sofa will be removed on Tuesday."
Residents reported seeing around six council trucks at the scene during the clean-up.
He said: "Rubbish has been chucked onto the pavement. It's everywhere.
"This is disgusting as there were piles and piles mounting up and people were having to go through it.
"It's really filthy and schoolchildren had to walk by all that rubbish.
"It's horrible and nasty.
"There is no respect to others nearby or other businesses, school kids, parents having to walk on the main road."
In addition to the rubbish at the front of the building, more waste was found burning behind the property on Sunday afternoon.
A spokesman for West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "We were called at 4.14pm on Sunday to Beckside Road after reports of a fire in the open.
"One crew attended and extinguished some burning waste."
Fly-tipping is a criminal offence, and householders can face fines of up to £5,000 if waste they ask someone else to remove is later found dumped illegally.