LITTER is ruining the appearance of Amble, a councillor has claimed.

Coun Helen Lewis says that Northumberland County Council staff responsible for picking up debris around the town need a “shake-up”.

“As you are walking around, you are still seeing litter that has been there for weeks,” she said. I am talking about the pavements, the grassed areas, the estates.

“Where are the people who are working in Amble? Are they just doing the main area?

“It seems to be the whole town. Everywhere you go there is loads of litter lying around and to me it has been lying there too long.

“I am concerned at the way in which the town is deteriorating. It looks awful.”

Northumberland County Council said that some staff were re-deployed on other duties during the recent snowfalls and that services would return to normal shortly.