Rats and mess beside school
COUNCIL SAYS ITS POWER IS RESTRICTED AT PRIVATE AREA
A “RAT-INFESTED” fly-tip has plagued a street in Ealing for more than three months.
Mattresses, bed frames and tables are among the items which have been dumped near general waste bins behind a convenience store in The Broadway, Greenford, just yards away from Stanhope Primary School.
Waste is overflowing from the bins provided, while one resident says a “foul smell” is now overpowering the area.
Ealing Council says it cannot remove the rubbish because it has been dumped on private land, but added it has taken measures to monitor the area.
Rosan Bhatt, who lives in Greenford, said he first noticed the fly-tip in August and says more items have been dumped over the past few weeks.
“This spot is just next to a primary school and this looks very hazardous for both school and local residents especially with rodents and the smell,” the 35-year-old told MyLondon.
“There are rats running around and street drinkers around there a lot of the time. There are shops and houses nearby and it’s horrible for everyone around there.
“It’s very unhygienic. It doesn’t give the area a good look at all.”
Mr Bhatt says he has reported the fly-tip to Ealing Council on several occasions but nothing has been done to tackle the issue.
“I and other residents have been chasing the council about this for months but they keep saying that this is a private road and the residents should clear this,” he explained.
“Why are the bins not cleared properly as these belong to the council? Now residents are suffering from the foul smell and rats running around this spot, which is also just next to a primary school.
“The council has been turning a blind eye and have not been willing to co-operate with local residents.
“We have been asking council to relocate these bins or do a deep clean of this spot now and then and prevent fly-tipping.
“Why can’t the council put a warning sign and ask the bin collectors to clean the whole area properly?”
Ealing Council says it has instructed the landowner to remove the rubbish.
A council spokesperson told MyLondon: “We’re sorry to hear about the problems experienced by these residents and are happy to provide advice and assistance on
CROSSRAIL will not open next year and its cost has increased by up to £650 million, the boss of the company building London’s new east-west railway has said.
Mark Wild, chief executive of Crossrail Ltd, insisted services would begin “as soon as practically possible in 2021”.
He also revealed that the cost of the railway could reach £18.25 billion, representing an increase of between £400 million and £650m on the latest funding commitment made in December 2018. Crossrail’s budget was set at £15.9bn in 2007.
It is being funded by the Department for Transport and Transport for London.
The railway was initially due to be completed in December 2018, but this date was missed due to a series of problems.
A new plan to open between October measures to prevent further fly-tipping, however the legal responsibility for clearing such waste from private land lies with the landowners.
“The council has issued a community protection notice on the landowner instructing them to keep it clear and secure. 2020 and March 2021 was announced in April.
Crossrail Ltd said there are four “major tasks” that must be completed before services can begin. They are: Build and test the software to integrate trains with three different signalling systems Install and test station systems Complete installation of equipment in the tunnels and test communications systems Trial run the trains for thousands of miles The railway will be known as the Elizabeth Line when it launches.
Mr Wild said he wants to “ensure the reliability of the railway from day one of passenger service”.
He added: “We are doing everything we can to complete the Elizabeth Line as quickly as we can, but there are no shortcuts to delivering this hugely complex
“The council has also installed a gate and signage, paved part of the alley way and installed a CCTV camera to monitor the area.
“We encourage anyone who witnesses such behaviour to report it to the council immediately so we can take strong action.” railway. The Elizabeth Line must be completed to the highest safety and quality standards.”
The first part of Crossrail to open will be the central section, with trains running between Paddington and Abbey Wood via central London.
All stations on this section are expected to be in operation on the opening day except for Bond Street, which is delayed because of “design and delivery challenges”.
Full services from Reading and Heathrow in the west to Abbey Wood and Shenfield in the east will commence “as soon as possible”, according to Crossrail Ltd.
Caroline Pidgeon, who chairs the London Assembly’s transport committee, said: “The further delays to the opening of Crossrail and increasing costs are appalling news for Londoners. The delay creates huge issues for many businesses that have made investment decisions based on its original opening date of December 2018.”