Does this woman have the messiest garden in Leeds?

A Leeds woman has been fined over this disgusting mound of rubbish that accumulated in her garden.
By Grace Newton
Published 25th Mar 2019, 16:57 GMT
Updated 25th Mar 2019, 17:03 GMT
Rubbish had accumulated in the garden in WortleyRubbish had accumulated in the garden in Wortley
Rubbish had accumulated in the garden in Wortley

She was initially issued with a Community Protection Notice requiring her to remove the litter from the property on Heights Lane in Wortley by Leeds City Council.

These are the 12 worst areas of Leeds for fly-tipping offencesBut she failed to comply with the terms of the order and was then fined £500. Her identity has not been disclosed.

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Neighbours had complained about the nuisance posed by the rubbish.

Recently a huge pile of household waste - including items of furniture - was dumped by the roadside in the village of Barwick-in-Elmet.

Other incidents of fly-tipping in Leeds this year included in incident in which the detritus from a cannabis farm was dumped in an alleyway in Armley.