A STEEP, winding Keighley street targeted by volunteer cleaners is to receive further attention, this time from Community Payback workers.

A section of Thwaites Brown Road, known as The Twines, was cleared by local residents who filled 40 sacks with vegetation and rubbish.

The group was led by Long Lee resident Paul Cook and supported by staff from Melia Powell Funeral Directors.

Keighley town councillor Michael Westerman, who was contacted about rubbish and overgrown bushes along this route, said he had since been in touch with Bradford Council about the issue.

He said he was told in response that the Community Payback team would begin additional cleaning and cutting back of undergrowth along The Twines from Tuesday April 2.

He added the job is expected to take four to six weeks and that The Twines will be closed from 10am to 3pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays during this period.

There will still be access for pedestrians and residents needing vehicle access to their homes between these times.

Cllr Westerman said: “The volunteers cleared up a lot of rubbish but they said a lot more still needed to be done, it was just the tip of the iceberg.

“Once the bushes are cut back that should widen the road, and it will reveal even more waste.”

Mr Cook thanked Cllr Westerman and fellow town councillor Peter Corkindale for their support.

He said he was delighted that The Twines would benefit from a fresh clean up.

“It would be good to have the road back in the condition it deserves to be, it’s been neglected for a long time,” he said.

“We found that in places there’s up to seven or eight foot worth of road covered in undergrowth, while grates and gulleys are covered in soil.”