City suburbs to see ‘blitz’ of deep cleaning

AREAS across Cardiff will be targeted in a “blitz” of deep cleaning this summer.

A council team will be in wards across the city digging out silt and debris from between the pavement and the roads, clearing gullies and drains, litter-picking, cutting back overgrowth in lanes, and any other work that is required in what’s known as “blitz” operations.

Community litter-picks have also been organised as part of the council’s Love Where You Live campaign – which aims to promote civic pride and spread the message that littering and fly-tipping isn’t acceptable.

The council’s deep-cleaning “blitz” operations are taking place in parts of Pontprennau and Pentwyn this week, before moving to parts of Cathays and Plasnewydd on Monday until July 6.

Areas of the following wards will then receive a deep clean this summer: July 9-13: Ely and Fairwater; July 16-20: Caerau and Canton; July 23-27: Butetown and Grangetown; and

July 30 parks.

Community litter-picks have been organised between 10am and 11.30am for the following locations:

June 29: Countisbury Avenue, Llanrumney; July 2: Cathays Library, Cathays; July 4: Albany Primary School, Plasnewydd;

July 9: Fairwater Leisure Centre, Fairwater; July 13: Ely & Caerau Hub, Ely; July 18: Jubilee Recreation Ground, Canton; July 20: Roundwood, Pentwyn; July 23: Canal Park, Butetown; July 25: The Marl, Butetown; July 26: Eastern Leisure Centre, Llanrumney; and

July 27: Fairwater Green, Fairwater. - August 24: Cardiff’s

Councillor Michael Michael, Cardiff council’s cabinet member for clean streets and recycling, said: “The uptake from the community with this campaign has been superb and we now have 13 community groups set up across the city. They all do an excellent job supporting the council to try to keep communities clean and tidy and I would like to thank them all for their efforts.

“We need to create a sense of pride in our communities, so that people understand that throwing litter on the floor or fly-tipping in back lanes isn’t acceptable.

“Initially the campaign focused on the inner, more densely populated areas, where this work is most needed, but I am pleased to report that all wards across the city will now receive this service.”

The council has recently announced it will use infrared cameras and spot fines of £400 in its battle against fly-tippers.

A survey asking for views on flytipping has also been launched.