SIR – I cannot believe how much dog mess is on the streets of West Bowling! You cannot walk more than 50 paces without seeing big lumps of dog mess on the pavements. I often have to go onto the roads. It’s quite disgusting!

You wouldn’t believe that we are living in the 21st century with that amount of dog filth on our paths. It’s worse than living in the 16th century when there was everything putrid thrown into the streets!

Bradford Council is not doing enough to rid the streets of this problem which is on the increase. More security cameras that actually work are needed to catch these lazy dog owners out! They should be imposed with heavy fines that are put back into worthy charities.

If the Council was as vigilant on this as they are on parking fines and council tax, we would have a more robust approach to this issue just like Leeds City Council.

Angela Anderson, Harehills Avenue, Leeds