Smashed bottles and rubbish in Old Hill Falmouth warning

One resident of the Old Hill area contacted the Packet to say the situation was "getting out of hand".

She also took a number of photographs showing the extent of the problem.

Both whole and broken glass bottles can be seen on verges, in long grass and along the roadside, as well as a number of plastic bottles left discarded.

The woman said: "On Old Hill a lot of glass bottles – mainly vodka and Captain Morgan – have been thrown down in alleyways and the council hasn't swept them up.

An examples of the bottles left discarded in the grass

"I just want to warn dog walkers and cat owners, also people with children. This is getting out of hand and nothing's been done about it for months.

"They are smashed everywhere – a right eyesore."

She some of the residents had been sweeping up some of the worst of the glass, adding: "They agreed that this is getting out of hand, the amount of glass and rubbish that could hurt pets and humans."

The woman went on to add that the problem could be found in the back lanes to Old Hill, the pathways leading to the Dracaena playing fields and on the grass areas around the Old Hill flats.

The resident fears the smashed glass is a danger to children and animals

"A lot of residents have noticed the mass of glass bottles between Pendarves, Tresawle and Meadowbank lanes," she said.

"I saw a lady I know yesterday and they have tried to sweep some, but it's so much we need road sweepers in there to clear the amount and it's in hedges also."

The woman said she had struggled to reach the council to report the problem, because of the current lockdown, but added: "I hope this helps to get this problem sorted, because we have children, pets and wildlife that could get hurt. Within a month of build up of waste it's just getting out of hand I fear."