MS’ anger at ‘disgusting’ rubbish left by old Barclays bank in Rhyl

Mr Davies shared a video on Friday (November 8) taken from the back of the now-closed bank on Rhyl’s High Street, which showed piles of rubbish left dumped.

He called it “absolutely disgusting at every level possible”, and condemned Denbighshire County Council for “doing nothing” to resolve it.

Rubbish by the old Barclays bank in Rhyl, November 8 (Image: Submitted) Today (November 11), the council said the waste was removed this morning, but stressed that the land in question is privately owned, so is not the local authority’s responsibility.

Mr Davies added that he felt such issues with waste collection in Denbighshire have been “further compounded” by the county’s new Trolibocs system, which has encountered several issues – including missed collections – since its introduction in June.

He said: “I’ve been having a few reports lately of litter and rubbish in the local area. It’s an absolute disgrace how this has been allowed to happen.

“For this to have piled up to this level must have taken weeks and months.

“Denbighshire County Council should be ashamed of themselves for doing nothing about this. They should be hanging their heads in shame.”

In response to Mr Davies’ comments, a council spokesperson said: “The location in Mr Davies’ video is private land. Therefore, the land owner is responsible for clearing this waste.

“On this occasion, the council has reserved resources to clear this area with a dedicated team attending the site this morning, removing all waste.

“However, moving forward, private landowners must take responsibility for clearing any waste on their land.

“The waste in this location is fly-tipping, which is the illegal dumping of household or commercial waste on land which has no licence to accept waste.

“Moving forward, the council will be issuing enforcement notices to land owners who do not responsibly dispose of their waste.”