Dozens of people were turned away from the Valley's only remaining tip after the controversial closure of the Bacup centre. Residents who made the 14-mile round trip were turned away from the Haslingden tip on Sunday as the site was full by midday. Council chiefs said Sunday's good weather was the main reason the Haslingden tip was busy. Vicky Swift first drove to the Bacup centre on Rakehead Lane as she had forgotten the centre had shut. When she arrived at the Duckworth Clough centre on Clough End Road at dinner time she was informed the tip was at capacity and told to come back later in the day.
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