Business leaders and council workers tidy up Banbury's streets after ongoing litter problems

The Bid team have been working over the last few months to make Banbury a tidier place.

After walking the streets and noticing the amount of litter and communicating daily with businesses Felicity Brain from the Banbury BID decided she would act upon it and ensure the streets and paths of Banbury town centre would be cleaned.

The work initially started on Butchers Row when business owners complained about the untidiness of the street, this resulted in the Banbury BID contacting CDC who sent workers to jet wash the street and the connecting alleyways.

The BID team have also worked on George Street after residential bins that were overflowing due to passers-by fly-tipping were causing untidiness. After assessing the situation Felicity contacted the council and letters were sent out to the relevant residents to ensure that the bins were only put out on collection day.

"Landlords and agents need to take ownership of their residents and inform them of the correct ways to deal with their waste. It’s a problem all across Banbury even outside of the BIDs area.”

Felicity Brain said: “There are numerous problems with the bins and litter within the town, most of which is caused by new residential properties above businesses.

"With little thought into where the rubbish will go, or the planning provisions put in place for residents not adhered to causing bags left on corners of streets and bins overflowing.

"Residents as much as the public need to be educated about waste. And landlords and agents need to take ownership of their residents and inform them of the correct ways to deal with their waste. It’s a problem all across Banbury even outside of the BIDs area.”