A couple have told of their misery as an enormous pile of rubbish so big it could be seen on Google Earth was allowed to fester in the garden of the house next door. Angela and Kevin O'Donnell said the massive mound of waste was attracting vermin and created a foul stench.
They said they had tried to discuss the problem with the tenant living at the address in Tile Cross, but the door was never answered and they were so seldom seen that they worried that the occupant might even have died inside. The pair said they had complained to their local council and the Environment Agency at least once a week but nothing had been done.
The waste was finally removed by Birmingham City Council on Friday, May 20, after the problem was made public. Ms O'Donnell told BirminghamLive: "There have been reports of rats coming up to the door, along with pigeons and all sorts of seagulls. The smell is not nice either. It’s depressing. Other neighbours have gone to the council too.”
