Fly-tipping sites will be cleaned up and landscaped

Many areas of derelict land in the city have become eyesores because of people dumping their rubbish.

The waste will be removed and the areas grassed over and landscaped.

Councillor Richard Oglethorpe said: "These eyesores are not only unsightly but they have a negative impact on the whole of the area."

As well as landscaping, some sites will be railed off while boundary walls will be replaced and access roads resurfaced.

Mr Oglethorpe added: "Now we are we making them look better and getting them into a state where redevelopment will become much more likely.

Walls replaced

"This is an important way in which we are making Liverpool cleaner and greener."

A programme of future maintenance for the sites is also being developed.

Sites which have already been cleaned up are in Earle Road, Scholar Street, Uxbridge Street, Boundary Street, Hapton Street and Lancaster Walk.

A further 25 sites have been identified for improvement by local residents and council officers.