Community leaders have called for action over "dangerous" flytipping at a Bradford primary school.

Dumping of rubbish on the area of wasteland belonging to Peel Park Primary School, Undercliffe, has been an ongoing problem.

Now a councillor and school governor are urging a crackdown amid fears the rubbish is posing a health hazard for children.

Councillor David Gray (Lib Dem, Bolton and Undercliffe) is demanding a long-term solution.

He said the remote location attracted all kinds of waste including, televisions, cans, tins and glass, all of which are dumped just yards away from where the children play.

Coun Gray said: "The waste will be removed but it will be back here in 36 hours. It's like a mountain. Children come and start bonfires, which makes it very dangerous.

"It's right next to where the children take a short cut to school or play around.

"The school has been rebuilt over the years but the surrounding areas have not come up to the same standards."

The land where waste is tipped is divided between Education Bradford and the school. Coun Gray said the solution lay in Education Bradford handing its land to the school, which could then be used to build parking facilities.

Coun Gray said: "I would like to see the whole plot of land given to the school and made into parking facilities. Until something is done with the remaining land the problem will continue."

Colleen Middleton, chairman of governors at Peel Park Primary, on Peel Park Drive, said: "There has been some flytipping and it has been a problem for a while. It has been made worse by a small fire recently. It needs to be moved as the glass is dangerous for the children and unsightly."

A Bradford Council spokesman said: "We have been out to the site today and are now arranging for the rubbish to be removed. We will be holding talks with the school to discuss the possibility of expanding the site in the future."