A partially-sighted woman has accused authorities of failing to take action against people parking on the pavement and driving over rubbish bags outside her house. Alison Jordan claimed drivers obstruct the pavement outside her Aberdare home "day in, day out" leaving her afraid to go out in case she trips and falls.
The 58-year-old said drivers in her cul-de-sac, Heol Keir Hardie, have at times parked on top of her recycling bags causing rubbish to spill out. On one recent occasion empty Coke cans came loose from the bags and Ms Jordan's CCTV captured a man throwing the cans into her front garden.
She said she has been complaining to Rhondda Cynon Taf council and South Wales Police about pavement parking for years but no enforcement action has been taken. An 'H-bar' road marking next to the dropped kerb outside her home lets drivers know it is an unsuitable place to park but this is only advisory and Ms Jordan claims the marking is routinely ignored.
