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Residents' takeaway pleas are heard

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Residents and businesses in an area plagued by litter and late-night noise from takeaway customers have welcomed news the problem is to be looked at.

Next Thursday's Stoneygate community meeting will discuss problems arising from visitors to the large number of fast food takeaways in Evington Road, Leicester.

It is the first of a number of issues, including parking, traffic and street lighting – raised at a meeting in January – which will be looked at in more detail.

Stoneygate ward councillor Lucy Chaplin said: "Litter is an ongoing issue and the first one we're going to look at.

"Some people feel there are too many takeaways along the road and a lot of litter is created, particularly late at night and at weekends. It's a problem for residents in the Evington Road area.

"We have asked the council's licensing and planning officers to come to the meeting to look at what it is possible to do.

"We don't want to stop businesses trading and nothing is going to happen overnight. Residents want to see their local shopping centre improved.

"One of the suggestions is a poster campaign in shops and takeaways asking people to be considerate when leaving takeaways.

"Nothing is set in stone and we want the input from officers to explain things to people. Some stay open until the early hours of the morning.

"We need to be considerate to people who live there. Litter can also bring pests.

"People don't want their shopping centre to deteriorate.

"There are litter hot spots where people seem to congregate to eat their food. People going there to buy food also come from outside the area or are on their way home from the city."

Tarun Virmani, who lives in the area and runs Matson's Computers, in Evington Road, said: "The area looks really bad at times. The street where I live is full of rubbish sometimes.

"People park up there and throw their rubbish out the window when they are finished. I would like to see fewer takeaways."

A resident, who asked not to be named, said: "I've lived here 40 years and I've never seen anything like it – it's disgusting. Kingston Road is the worst for litter.

"It's a terrible shame, there's no need for it, there are plenty of bins.

"As traditional businesses have closed, more takeaways have opened."

Another businessman, who asked not to be named, said: "A lot of people hang around outside them and it can be intimidating for women, who feel uncomfortable walking through them. It brings the area down."

The meeting will be held at the Mayflower Centre, in Ethel Road, at 6pm.

Residents' takeaway pleas are heard


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