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An update, in case you haven't been watching it on Facebook.

The firm who dumped it are Blakeleys Waste Management in Wigan.
There had been a fly plague there and Wigan council ordered them to shift some waste before the end of July.
They did - to us.
Blakeleys claim that the owner of the old Cockers site assured them that permission to accept the waste was in place.

A meeting will be held tonight at the pub on Thwaites Rd where the Enviro Health people will answer questions.

http://www.facebook.com/groups/426790694030165/

http://www.facebook.com/events/26319..._mall_activity

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...er_26_07_2012/

keep listenening - it starts at 60mins

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Is anybody going to be seeking compensation for expenses and stress from this episode off the land owner? I think you deserve your money back for products at least.

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I am listening to the broadcast now
"About 2:08 in & (2:12 is the statement from the land owner)"

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One of the two owners of the site is offshore:rolleyes:

http://amcis.org.sg/About-AMCIS.php


The Association of Management Corporations in Singapore, AMCIS
115A Commonwealth Drive, #01-03,
Singapore 149596.

Hotline: (65) 6100-1550
Telefax: (65) 6276-8747
Email: [email protected]

"At AMCIS, nothing is impossible -- we have developed solutions to solve your problems."

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Sue the one within the jurisdiction. It can be done on line in the Small Calims Court (up to £5000) at www.moneyclaim.gov.uk To be served on Blakeley's Waste Management Ltd, Bickershaw Lane, Abram, Wigan, WN2 5TB

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Probe over fly infestation

http://www.wigantoday.net/webimage/1...1998774938.jpg Hindley Green Business Park


Published on Friday 18 May 2012 12:59


THE Environment Agency has reprimanded a Wigan company after their waste storage operations caused an infestation of flies.

Blakeley’s Waste Management, on the Hindley Green Business Park, is storing compressed rubbish in its unit in breach of the terms of a permit to store paper and plastic waste there.
Other companies with units on the business park and local councillors say this shouldn’t be happening and have complained to Wigan Council, saying that the area around the business park is being plagued by clouds of flies feeding on the waste.
ContiTech, which also operates on the Hindley Green site, claims its canteen has had to be shut on more than one occasion due to the insects, and shifts of workers have also had to be sent home. It reported the issue to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Wigan Council, before the matter was passed to the Environment Agency’s (EA) Environmental Protection team.
The problems began after letting agents permitted Blakeley’s to store bales of dried mixed recyclables (DMR’s), made up of compressed cartons and tins, in the unit, a type of waste it did not have a permit to keep on site.
The Environment Agency (EA) also said there was too much waste being stored at the Hindley Green site after visiting the premises, before ordering the firm to seal the building to prevent odour leakages and preventing more DMRs being delivered until this was done.
Hindley Green councillor Bob Brierley has also written to the authorities over the issue of the storage facility.
He said: “I have received a number of complaints from residents about the flies, which I understand are gathering due to the storage of this waste.
“I don’t see why they can’t just hire wagons to clear the waste away. I am organising the Brunswick fun day in Hindley Green next month, which is in its third year and includes a BBQ, and this work needs to be done before the event.
“This needs to be treated urgently because Hindley Green has run out of fly spray.”
The EA have now served a notice on the firm, giving it until July 31 to clear away the waste in an appropriate manner and put in place measures to minimise odours and deal with the flies. Blakeley’s can appeal, but a pest control firm was reported to be on site.
ContiTech was approached but declined to comment. Blakeley’s had also not replied at the time of going to press.

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just seen this on facebook ..





Peter Britcliffe

BRILLIANT BRILLIANT NEWS>

THE landowners and waste firm will meet on site tomorrow.The rubbish will be removed from the start of next week at the latest.

Well done Ossy People Power......I am so proud of you all.

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AMCIS aint been up there for about 2 years , the last company that was there was a maintance company ,
ian

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AMICIS were named as a joint owner during the Radio Lancs broadcast and a letter from them was read out on air.(near the end of the broadcast- see link to it given earlier this thread)

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here you go ..:D:D:D

Simon's Cat 'Fly Guy' - YouTube

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When the temperature in my lounge topped 80F midweek, I was compelled to take down the blockade against fly entry, in order to hang the exit hose of my air conditioning machine out of the window.

Some flies sneaked in. I was wakened twice in the night with some crawling on me.
Eventually I got a few hours sleep by creating a cocoon for myself with a sheet, leaving only my face exposed, and in front of that I held my tennis racket fly zapper.

Then coincidentally, today's Independant cartoon shows something similar .

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Thanks Jen - I watched that last night and ended up watching all 22 of the Simon's Cat videos on You Tube. They are briliiant - he really knows his cats Passed a very pleasant hour doing that and had a few good laughs.

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glad you liked it .. i did the same and thats how i found it ... my niece put one of em up on facebook ... and ended up watching the rest ... i did like the santa claws one ... :D:D:D

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I liked the one where he ended up with the piece of sticky tape stuck to his tail and doesn't know - but they're all so true to how cats behave. And I love the cat noises - which Simon does himself!

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I am an ex employee of this company and i took them to court last year and blew the whistle on them disposing of waste without permits and the appropriate licences. Sadley the court failed to understand the significance of the health risk this poses and found it to be entirly proper conduct for them to do this.

But they did find it was in bad faith for me to blow the whistle, becasue they unlawfully deducted my wages when i spoke out against this practice. Even worse the court ruled i would be dismissed anyway because i had a disability, that i hadn't informed my employer about.

I have tried ever since to get the courts to understand how dangerous it is to dispose of waste illegall without the relivant permits, but because i am disabiled they wouldn't listen to me. This was preventable and i am so sorry i failed to prevent it, i did everything i could and I have never given up trying since i took court action last year.