Bradford is officially the UK's City of Culture - but furious residents say the honour feels like an empty slogan when they cannot walk their streets without stepping over filth as flytippers have been allowed to run rampant.
Locals say they are battling a relentless epidemic of the anti social behaviour which has seen their streets blighted by dumped mattresses, broken glass, discarded appliances and mounds of rotting rubbish.
Anger is growing not only at those who treat the city as a dumping ground but also at council officials, accused of failing to act decisively despite thousands of reported incidents and barely any fines handed out.
More than 10,600 fly-tipping incidents were recorded across Bradford in the past year alone, yet only eight people were fined.
And in the last three years, the council has handed out a miniscule £6,500 in penalties despite admitting they have cleared roughly 4000 tonnes from the street each year.
