A pensioner has slammed the council for abandoning a vital footpath.
Robert Cameron, 78, built his Bourtreehall property in Girvan with his own bare hands.
Back in the day the lane which connects the string of houses to the road was a clear path.
But the access is now blocked up with overflowing bins and rubbish.
Robert told the Post: “When I built my house there wasn’t a bin in sight. It was a lovely wee path.
“The council used to keep it nice and tidy – but now they simply don’t care.
“All the wheelie bins are clogging up the path, there is a dirty old bench and trolly that have sat there for years.
“There is only about two feet of space for folk to walk down.
“There are overgrown brambles sticking out, my wife can’t get passed them without getting cuts when she has shopping bags.
“And my neighbours who use mobility scooters have to mount onto the grass because they can’t get passed the rubbish – it’s a disgrace.”
The grandad-of-twelve is exhausted from begging the council to take control.
He says his pleas continue to be ignored while some of neighbours have also not helped the solution.
Robert added: “It is a horrible eyesore. There is plenty of space in the front or back garden for the bins to sit.
“One of my neighbours has filled up all his recycling bins with general waste so the bin men refuse to pick it up.
“I’ve begged him to sort it out but he doesn’t care – and the bin men don’t want to know about it either.
“They have been full for months now and the stench is repulsive. As if it wasn’t bad enough having to squeeze by them everyday! The council need a right kick up the backside – how do they expect us to live like this.
“I have to say to myself, if this was in Alloway would we be having the same problem?”
Following a probe from the Post, South Ayrshire Council say they will investigate the fly-tipping on the area.
And they have now cut back the overgrown brambles which were blocking the path.
A Council spokesperson said: “We want to recycle as much waste as possible, and householders have to play their part and sort their waste correctly.
“Unfortunately some of these bins are contaminated and the householders need to remove the incorrect material, and then contact us to have their bin re-collected.
“There is also some fly-tipping in the area which we are investigating.
“The brambles which were growing from a private property have been cut back.”
