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Last week teams from Peterborough City Council cleaned 229 streets,
removing 420 items of graffiti, collecting 15,640kg of litter and
rubbish, and towing away four untaxed vehicles. This compares with
163 items of graffiti removed in the first week of 2009's Spring
Clean, and 8,340kg of rubbish from 224 streets.
Councillor
Matthew Lee, deputy leader of the city council and cabinet member
for environment capital, said: "The Spring Clean is an important
initiative in our bid to make Peterborough the UK's greenest city.
Our hard-working staff have done a brilliant job in the areas they
have visited so far. I look forward to hearing of more successes as
the operation continues."
Mark
Horsley, the city council's senior street scene officer, said: "This
is a really positive start to this year's Spring Clean and we will
be endeavouring to improve on last year's efforts as the campaign
continues. Spring Clean is part of our ongoing work to make
Peterborough a much cleaner pleasant environment in which all our
residents are proud to live."
This is
the city's fourth annual Spring Clean and there are still
four-and-a-half weeks to go. Teams will be in the following areas:
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Week
commencing 8 March 2010 - Paston, Walton, New England,
Dogsthorpe
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Week
commencing 15 March 2010 - Parnwell, Park Ward, Central Ward,
Eastfield, Fengate
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Week
commencing 22 March 2010 - Stanground, Park Farm, Fletton,
Woodston, Orton Malborne, Orton Longueville
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Week
commencing 29 March 2010 - Orton Waterville, Orton Goldhay,
Orton Brimbles, Orton Southgate, Orton Wistow, West Town
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Week
commencing 5 April 2010 - Longthorpe, Westwood, Ravensthorpe,
South Bretton, North Bretton
If you are
a resident and have an issue which the Spring Clean squads could
deal with, call 01733 747474.
March 2010 -
Peterborough UK Community Website
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