Residents who live close to the A1 have shared their frustration about the amount of litter abandoned on the dual carriageway. Stretches of the A1 in the Newark and Sherwood district will be having lane closures overnight this week so that council teams can tackle the litter on the road.
This is a result of people illegally disposing of rubbish out of vehicle windows, which can pose a danger to other road users, wildlife and also make the area unpleasant. Speaking of the amount of litter on the road, programme manager and nearby resident Andrew Leatherland said: "There's nothing that paints a more negative picture of a place than having litter lying around everywhere."
He continued: "We use the A1 fairly regularly because sometimes it's quicker than going through Newark. We have noticed it just recently as they have cut it all back so you can notice it more and there is quite a lot of litter there, but we are not alone in that.
