DRIVING from Hereford to Brimfield last Sunday I was horrified and disgusted at the amount of litter along the A49. The scene resembled that of a Third World country.

Herefordshire used to be a beautiful county that we were proud to live in. I would not blame any tourist for not wanting to return after observing our filthy roadsides.

When is our council going to wake up and deal with the real issues in our countryside, not to mention the danger to wildlife this is causing?

It is time to make an example of those irresponsible and mindless people who throw rubbish from their car windows. Perhaps a day clearing the verges from Dinmore to Leominster would make them think twice.

MRS W LONGMAN Sutton St Nicholas