I am saddened that the state of our streets did not achieve greater prominence during the recent election campaign; rich or poor, the civilised man has nowhere to go to escape the filth and the mess.

Despite a concession some weeks ago by Cllr Gaye Partridge, Cabinet member for Housing, that some targets may be “too easy”, there has been no official move towards a policy of ‘same day disposal’ of Housing or Trade Waste. I have captured images of Housing Department waste left for several days – two bags of rubbish were left on Highgate Road for a week up to and including ‘Election Eve’ and a garish DMBC ‘blue bag’ was left in full view on the Bridgnorth Road throughout the Bank Holiday weekend.

What sort of signal is this sending to our yobs?

David Austin Stourbridge