Call to stop 'anti-social' car sales and repairs

URGENT co-ordinated action is needed to tackle anti-social and unauthorised car sales and repair businesses being run from people's homes in Calderdale, says a councillor.

- By JOHN GREENWOOD

As well as taking up street parking spaces, noise and light pollution from some of these is making life a misery for residents, disturbing their sleep, said Clr Ashley Evans.

Clr Evans (Lib Dem, Warley) said there were at least four or five examples of businesses like these in his ward and he was sure other wards had similar problems.

Issues related to them included gardens being concreted over allowing vehicles in various states of disrepair to be stored.

One he knew of had 25 vehicles within the curtilage of its premises, he said.