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Blackburn with Darwen Council urges residents to keep streets clean after rat attack report
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Following a report of a woman being bitten by a rat in Blackburn town centre, Blackburn with Darwen Council has urged residents to help keep streets clean. Council leader Phil Riley highlighted that flytipping, which continues to increase despite high waste collection rates and volunteer efforts, attracts rats. The council has committed an additional half a million pounds to cleaning up and increasing enforcement measures, including extra flytipping and back alley teams, mobile and static cameras, and a dedicated environmental crime officer.
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- A woman was reportedly bitten several times on the ankle by a rat on Abraham Street in Blackburn.
- Council leader Phil Riley stated that the borough suffers from a huge amount of flytipping, which attracts rats.
- The council has agreed to spend an additional £500,000 on cleaning up the streets.
- Last year, the council issued 93 flytipping penalties amounting to over £32,000 in fines.
- New measures to tackle the issue include extra flytipping and back alley teams, mobile and static CCTV, and a dedicated environmental crime officer.