Concrete dumped in a layby has left councillors dismayed.

It was noticed on Wednesday morning that concrete and litter had been left on an A5093 layby in The Green, Millom.

After a team of volunteers consisting of councillors at Millom Without Parish Council and residents had recently cleaned up litter hotspots around Millom, including the A5093, David Savage, chair of the council, said the latest discovery was 'disheartening'.

He said: “It is the same layby which was targeted by a big team effort from the parish councillors.

“They targeted the area and cleaned it all up.

"It has been used by people to dump their rubbish and has become an area we wanted to have tidied up, but within a matter of couple of weeks we find ourselves back to square one again.

"This is incredibly disheartening; people put a lot of effort to clean up the area, but then see that more rubbish has been dumped.”

Mr Savage said the council would now be approaching Copeland Council to address the litter issue.

However, the chair also believes the public needs to be aware of its responsibility.

He said: “There is no excuse for littering.

"If you have got litter and you can’t put it in the bin, then take it home.”

Millom Town Council Councillor Bob Kelly added: “Anybody who litters is anti-social and being selfish.

“Millom and Haverigg have suffered a lot recently from visitors leaving rubbish in their wake, but this is another level.

“It is much more serious if someone is dumping industrial waste.

“People should know that any rubbish is not there to be left, it is there to be disposed of by the people who made it.

“Leaving rubbish is very selfish and vindictive on the local population, who have to foot the bill to clear these things off.”