RUBBISH piling up in the backyard of an empty house is making neighbours life a misery.

These pictures show what has been left in the back of a house on Ainsworth Lane, Tonge Moor, and says Angela Marsden, who owns the house next door, it is a magnet for flytippers, who throw bags of rubbish into it.

Mrs Marsden, who rents the house out to her son Kyle Marsden, said: "The rubbish being left in the back yard has got worse over the last few years.

"Now my son can't do anything with the garden because it is coming on to his side — and another summer has gone.

"We have reported it to the council, and have been told that complaints about that garden are in double figures because other residents have complained about it too.

"My son says he has seen people throw over bags of rubbish.

"The rubbish is piling sky high.

The family spent £25,000 on renovations on the house but say the quality of life is being affected because of the rubbish, preventing them from enjoying the back garden.

She said that rubble from a stone wall which is cracked has come into the garden.

Mrs Marsden, who lives on Thicketford Road in Tonge Moor, said: "My son says he just want to sell up because it is that bad.

"He can't do anything with the garden. He want to put up a high fence but cannot because of the wall.

"The council said last year that they will sort it and bill the owner but nothing has been done, they sent someone to check the wall.

She added: "There is so much rubbish that it will need skips to remove it."

A Bolton Council spokesman said: "We have received a number of complaints in 2017 regarding this privately owned property.

"We have visited the property several times and in April, we took enforcement action. We removed household waste, carpets, bedding and other materials from the property and billed the owner for the removal. Unfortunately, we are not able to remove building waste from private properties, as this does not fall within our legal powers. We are aware that this property looks unsightly and we are in discussions with the owner about the future of the property. If no progress is made with the owner, it will be prioritised for further action with the hope of improving its visual appearance and bringing it back into use.”