“I don't understand why students have enough money to go partying 2-3 times a week but are exempt from council tax. As a graduate who managed to save money whilst at university I see nothing wrong with making students pay for the services that they (ab)use just like the rest of society.”

“Is everyone missing the point here? Photograph was taken on Tuesday - Bin day is Wednesday. Street clear on Thursday (drove down it!)”

“This problem as been on going on for a number of years now and no one seems to know how to solve the problem.Two councillors went round the area on a Sunday taking photographs as reported in the evening post they were councillor's Peter May and Stuart Rice.
The question is what have they done nothing, well how easy is it to solve the problem you may ask. Simple it does not take rocket sceince, all social landlords are or should be registerd with local councils and the landlords should have contracts with their tenants signed.The council only have to identify the property and contact the registerd landlord and give him notice to clean up the property within 24 hours or the council can clean up the rubbish and charge the landlord. If the council deem this to be a health hazard then they can immeidiatley clean up the area and once again bill the landlord because he is responsible to provide facilities for rubbish disposal and he can then sort out the payment with his tenants.
What Swansea council are doing is shirking their duties and the director of environment can be prosecuted for allowing the streets of Swansea becoming infested with vermin as that person is responsible for the cleanliness of the city on behalf of the council, so come on councillors May and Rice get to know your duties to your electors in the ward you representand solve their problem.”

“I lived in Brynmill for 9 years and just recently moved. It was getting worse and worse every year, on the street I lived there were just two houses with permanent residents, I had to sell my car because you could never park anywhere near your home and cars were damaged on a nightly basis.

In the summer it was lovely after the students went home, peace, plenty of parking room.

We even lost a bus service because it couldn't get around corners due to illegal parking.”

“Ultimately this is about civic pride. When I lived in Brighton there were similar problems, not just student related but a result of multiple occupancy properties with transients. Here today gone in a few months. When people live in an area for a long time and treat it as their home then they tend to care more. People in a strange town for a short period don't care, next year they're gone. Furthermore, as I said before, no matter what the failings are on the council for not tackling rubbish enough, if people really cared about their immediate environment they'd find a way.
I do think Mr Wilson is being unfair with his comments about the university although I do understand his sentiment. My family live in Brynmill and the state on some student properties is an absolute disgrace and evey year we have to put up with fly tipping at the end of the academic year. I do not buy the argument about the dump being too far and not having a car. Fly tipping is a criminal offence and in the summer, someone in Llansamlet was jailed for 8 months for repeatedly offending in this way. It's not fair to blame the landlords entirely as well. When I lived in rented accommodation, part of my tenancy agreement included a responsibility to keep the front of the property tidy and free of rubbish. The tenants should be encumbered with this responsibility.
The disappointing thing about this whole situation is that a significant number of the comments here are about apportioning blame. It's the council's fault, it's the students' fault, it's the landlords' fault. When it comes to the environment and civic pride EVERYONE has a responsibility.”

“How long have you been living here, please answer. If you been there for many years I understand, but if your unhappy the best thing is to move. Or call on your local MP who I'm sure will sort it out.”

“As long as houses are regarded as things to make money from rather than places to live in, then this will continue to happen. The system we live in encourages people to try and make a fast buck from anything - absolutely anything - and governments encourage it too. Sorry, Dave, that's the root of the problem.”

“T'is the Season of Goodwill toward men,but Scrooge is alive and well in Brynmill.
Has he ever spoken to his neighbours about their behaviour and/or rubbish?
He could do is bit by helping these young folk by perhaps finding a place to store the bags until collected.”

“If im right in thinking didn't Mr Wilson say the same thing back in the summer? I can def remember reading a very similar article last winter about him too though when there was the problems with the snow. Why hasn't he left yet?”

“I feel for Mr. Wilson, I use to live in Mount Pleasant after 10 years I had to move because of SCUM landlords and SCUM students, landlords only in it for a fast buck and rip off the students who sometimes lived in a S---hole, I know as I went into a few properties with students living there to confront the prats playing music 3 in the morning or throwing rubbish about the streets, COUNCIL ARE A WASTE OF SPACE (think some owned properties but could not prove it), landlords reading this know who I am as I complained often strange they did not live in area, local councillor at time did not want to know he was an PRAT. Now living in Llansamlet so thanks SCUM landlords as it is heaven. Mr. Wilson leave that ****hole area as the council WILL NOT help you”