A mum claims that rats are running riot in an overgrown patch of land behind her house.
Joanne Gibson says that the council-owned eyesore to the rear of her property on Ribble Walk, Droylsden, hasn't been maintained for years.
Joanne, 51, says that the neglected wilderness is infested with rats and mice, and that the weeds are growing underneath the decking in her garden.
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"This has been an ongoing problem for years," says Joanne.
"It's gone from being a really nice grass area to a total eyesore.
"I can't use my back gate any more because the weeds and trees are so overgrown.
"It's infested with mice and rats and people use it to fly-tip their rubbish.
"It's disgusting really."
Joanne, who lives with her son, Harrison, 18, claims to have made countless calls to Tameside Council over the years to no avail.
She and Harrison have attempted to clear it themselves, ye the overgrown area is too much to manage.
"They claimed for a while that it wasn't owned by the council," added Joanne.
"But we paid to check the land registry and it is owned by them.
"They sent some lads from the community pay back team down with strimmers but it's gone beyond that.
"You can't strim overgrown trees. It's got to the stage where it needs sorting out once and for all.
"It's horrible and not what you want to look out onto from your garden.
"It's been years since they cut it back."
A Tameside Council spokesperson said: “We are investigating this further and will contact the resident with our findings.”
