Sir – Walking along Pitts Road yesterday I was disgusted to see a dead rat rotting on the verge.
It was near the London Road end, and there was a massive pile of refuse within sight, in the area of Coleman Hill flats.
No wonder in this hot weather the piles of refuse attract rats and they are probably breeding there.
This is a direct result of the fortnightly refuse collection policy and it is a disgrace.
I am told that Oxford City Council has made £300,000 from the new issue of brown wheelie bins and paper sacks for garden refuse. We pay more and more for a deteriorating service and the standards of hygiene in this city are slumping to Third World levels.
Julia Gasper (Dr), Secretary, Oxfordshire UKIP, Headington
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