Survey puts spotlight citys on citys grubby roads

First published in News by Luke Sproule, Reporter covering Rose Hill, Iffley and Littlemore. Please call me on (01865) 425422

SIXTEEN streets have been branded the grubbiest in Oxford in a city-wide cleanliness survey.

Council workers check roads, pavements and gutters and analyse how much litter, dirt and detritis there is.

Those judged the muckiest made-up six per cent of all the roads inspected in July, the most recent month for which figures are available.

And the city council is blaming the aftermath of the January floods for the dip in standards.

Residents in the streets affected have called for more to be done to keep their neighbourhoods clean.

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Cumberland Road, off Cowley Road, was one of the streets deemed to be the worst.

But housegolders Sue and Joe Cumminssaid the blame didnt fall solely on the council.

Mrs Cummins said: The other day someone opened the door of their car after they had eaten a McDonalds and dumped the packaging in the gutter.

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