CCTV is set to be installed at a Bradford beauty spot after residents complained that the level of fly-tipping was turning the area into an eyesore.

Bradford Council said it has recognised Heaton Woods as a hot-spot for fly-tippers, and will be installing cameras in a bid to catch those dumping rubbish in the act.

The news has been welcomed by John George, who has been reporting problems at the site, off Shay Lane, Heaton, to the local authority for more than two years.

"It is about time the Council became more proactive in dealing with this issue," he said.

"It is an appalling blight on our community, and we have to endure this daily eyesore on our doorsteps.

"It is a source of continuing annoyance and disgust.

"Bradford is becoming a fly-tippers paradise, and we are seriously considering moving away from the area after 30 years."

Mr George, a 62-year-old retired sales engineer, contacted the Telegraph & Argus about the problem in April after becoming fed up of what appeared to be trade waste being left strewn across a 200 yard section of the woods near his home on Shay Close.

Although the area was subsequently cleared, he contacted the Council again earlier this month to inform them the fly-tippers had returned.

"There has been even more rubbish dumped than there was before, including beds and three-piece suites," he said.

"The stock reply for not having CCTV in the past has been that there was no power source, but technology has moved on and that can't be used as an excuse any more.

"Hopefully the cameras will make a difference and stop people taking the risk.

"These people need to be caught and fined, then named and shamed.

"That would show that we will not tolerate such behaviour in this area."

Members of the Heaton Woods Trust, which aims to preserve and replant sections of the woods, said earlier this year that fly-tipping was "ruining the land" for people who wanted to enjoy it.

The Council had previously said that although an investigation into ongoing fly-tipping had been carried out at a number of spots in the woods, it would be "difficult" to install and pay for CCTV due to the size of the area.

However, a spokesman has now said: "We will be clearing the rubbish very shortly.

"We are aware that is is a hot spot for fly-tipping and we will be installing CCTV cameras in the area in order to gather evidence of the perpetrators.

"We urge people to be vigilant and if they witness any fly-tipping to gather as much evidence as possible.

"Any information about incidents can be reported on the Council's website, or by contacting 01274 434366."