A crackdown on flytipping and illegal bonfires across the district has been declared a success thanks to communities working with Bradford Council and the emergency services.

The Council teamed up with West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and West Yorkshire Police in a bid to remove unsafe bonfires in the run-up to and over the bonfire weekend.

Council cleansing staff dealt with 15 calls to remove dangerous bonfires over the three nights, which is less than previous years.

And the Council contact point was called 32 times to report bonfires and cleansing dealt with eight dangerous bonfires.

Councillor Martin Smith, the executive member for safer communities, said: "Fire, police and council officers put their own safety at risk when they attend these calls and I would like to thank them for their efforts in making sure the district was kept safe. Let's hope this trend is set to continue, and we have an even better result next year."

Keith Robinson, Bradford District manager for the fire and rescue service, said: "Partnership work was invaluable to the success of this year's bonfire period. By removing any combustible waste prior to the evening, it allowed for the community to be safe and also the fire and rescue service was able to deal with incidents safely."

He said there were 234 incidents attended by the fire service from Sunday to Monday in the district - ten per cent down on last year.

Superintendent Richard Whitehead, of Bradford South Police, said: "The weekend's initiative was a success thanks to everyone involved and was approached, as in previous years, on a district-wide basis. We will look to continue with this multi-agency effort in the coming years."