A COUNCILLOR this week expressed delight at the clean-up of an eyesore site in Lawkholme.

Furniture was cleared from the former stone yard in Bradford Street following the intervention of district councillor Abid Hussain.

Cllr Hussain had demanded that the landowners, supermarket giant Asda, took swift action to remove the sofa, wardrobe and tables.

He also contacted Bradford Council’s cleansing department last week due to a month’s delay in Asda taking action.

Cllr Hussain, who represents Keighley Central Ward on Bradford Council, first highlighted fly-tipping at the derelict site early in March.

Asda, which hopes eventually to build two retail units on the land, initially promised to inspect the site and take necessary action.

The company last week cited an unforeseen delay in receiving quotes for the work but said it hoped to have the rubbish removed within days.

Cllr Hussain this week said he was “quite delighted” that the flytipped rubbish had been removed.

He said: “Bradford Street is a very busy road and it looks much better now. I would appeal to everyone not to throw rubbish on main streets like that.”

In last week’s Keighley News, Cllr Hussain had welcomed separate promises to clear up the stone yard and the fire-ravaged former snooker hall in nearby Grange Street.

The snooker hall and an adjoining warehouse burned down 16 months ago, leaving piles of rubble and twisted metal work.

Rubbish has since gathered within the fenced-off site, and nearby residents had demanded action be taken to deal with the eyesore.

Earlier this month Cllr Hussain spoke to the Manchester-based owner of the site, who pledged to bring in private contractors for a clean-up operation.

At the beginning of this week the work had not started on Grange Street.