Fly-tipping opposite the former St Luke's Church on Curwen Street off Fletcher Road, PrestonFly-tipping opposite the former St Luke's Church on Curwen Street off Fletcher Road, Preston
Fly-tipping opposite the former St Luke's Church on Curwen Street off Fletcher Road, Preston

Preston fly-tipping: These are the squalid scenes blighting residential street in the city

Several mattresses, a bed, a sofa and pile after pile of clothes, bags, cardboard and other rubbish have been dumped outside a disused church in Preston.
By Adam Lord
Published 1st Feb 2022, 10:55 GMT
Updated 1st Feb 2022, 11:06 GMT

The dump is growing steadily outside the Grade II listed St Luke's Church on Curwen Street - much to the horror of local residents, workers and passers-by.

Our photographer Kelvin Stuttard went down to take a look at what could be the worst grot spot in Preston. Read more about the issue HERE

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A sofa is among the items to have been dumped

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A sofa is among the items to have been dumped

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The city site is on a residential street, not far from main thoroughfare Ribbleton Lane.

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The city site is on a residential street, not far from main thoroughfare Ribbleton Lane.

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Residents are said to be outraged by the state of the street

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Residents are said to be outraged by the state of the street

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One of the piles of rubbish blighting the area

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One of the piles of rubbish blighting the area

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