A pensioner has finally received help after having her garden repeatedly used as a 'dumping ground' by fly-tippers.
Video captured Sheila Crompton break down in tears as she looked over the piles of waste in her back yard in Bolton.
Crooks had been able to dump rubbish on the 82-year-old's property through a broken back gate.
The refuse included heavy building materials, a hamster cage, rotting paper and dog poo bags which had been thrown over the wall.
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Due to her age, Sheila was unable to remove the waste herself.
After hearing of her plight, Gordon Campbell decided to help.
The 48-year-old visited her address and spent the day taking the waste to the tip.
The backyard is now clear and Sheila can enjoy her outside space again.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, Gordon, who lives in the Heaton area of Bolton, said: “It was horrendous.
“It was a day of hell yesterday.
“When we got there, we could see the gate was open. No one had considered to put a lock on the back gate. In the environment we live in and her being vulnerable, that’s unbelievable.
“There was dog excrement everywhere which is why I washed the place down afterwards.
“The rubbish was all sorts junk; plastic cardboard, really heavy building materials in bags, someone’s hamster cage.
“There was disgusting rotting paper and people had been throwing dog poo bags in.
“People knew her gate was open so if they had junk, they could just chuck it round the corner.
“I recon it’s been going on for a couple of years.”
Gordon, who is currently running as a candidate for Heaton, Lostock and Ladybridge, said Sheila found it “upsetting” no one was coming to help her and felt “let down” by local authorities in terms of her care.
“She was really upset (at the start of the video) and said she was struggling. It’s getting really difficult for her.
“She found it very upsetting that no one was coming to help her. She felt let down by local authorities in terms of her care.”
Gordon says he intends to return to the property at a later date to repair the broken gate.
Speaking to the M.E.N, Sheila said: “They've been absolutely brilliant.
“I was upset and annoyed (about the rubbish).
“Why? Why can't they just take it to the tip.
“I feel a lot better. It's brilliant - and the fact I now know I have someone I can call to say I need a bit of help.”
