A MAN from Rhyl has said people “need to put wellies on” when walking on the streets by his home because of the amount of mud on them.

Adrian Evans said his road, Fairfield Avenue, and the nearby Tarleton Street, are being left in a “very dangerous state”.

Denbighshire County Council said it would be checking the streets today (October 25) in light of Mr Evans’ complaints.

Mr Evans had contacted the council himself initially, but was left “annoyed” by its response to him, which said that Tarleton Street “does not really have footpaths due to it being so narrow”.

Mud on Tarleton Street, RhylMud on Tarleton Street, Rhyl (Image: Adrian Evans) He said: “My dad, who is 84 and lives with me, can’t go out of our back gate because there’s that much mud there. There’s no way he wouldn’t fall over because he’s not steady on his feet, anyway.

“He has to go up the middle of the road in Tarleton Street, because the footpath can’t be used because of the mud.

“It doesn’t do any favours for anybody. It’s a disgusting mess and is dangerous. You can’t even park here because of the mess on the roads.

“It would be nice if the council came and cleaned the road and footpath, rather than making excuses.”

In his initial complaint to the council, Mr Evans wrote that the mixture of autumn leaves and rainfall have created a “several-inch-thick muddy surface”.

This, he said, has rendered it difficult for people to both walk and park on Tarleton Street, which also has care homes at both ends of the road.

Both Tarleton Street and Fairfield Avenue have free parking.

Mr Evans said the pavements are “impossible to walk on” and asked the council to do a more thorough job in clearing them.

The council’s response to Mr Evans, which he showed to the Journal, read: “Tarleton Street does not really have footpaths due to it being so narrow.

“With the low-hanging trees, this also makes life difficult for the large sweeper.

“The small sweeper, which is not really made for this type of work, is doing what it can, when it can on Tarleton Street. Thank you for bearing with us.”

Mr Evans disputed the suggestion that there are no footpaths, and slammed the council’s “ridiculous excuses”.

In further response to his comments, a Denbighshire County Council spokesperson said: “We are aware of this issue.

“Sometimes, parked cars make it difficult for our sweepers to complete the whole sections of road.

“However, we will be checking the street today to review what maintenance is needed.”