A burnt out caravan has been towed by council wardens after it was abandoned in a residential area of the North East.

The vehicle, that had been hit by a fire incident, had been left on Cannon Park in Middlesbrough for some time - when council officers towed it away at the end of last week.

The confiscation of the vehicle was all part of abandoned and untaxed vehicles been taken off the streets as part of an ongoing Middlesbrough-wide crackdown.

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Middlesbrough Council’s Environmental Neighbourhood Safety Team were in action in Newport, Cannon Park and Park End on Wednesday and Thursday.

They towed two cars from Wicklow Street in Newport and a third from Holt Close for having no road tax.

Two abandoned caravans – one completely burned out - were seized and towed from Punch Street at Cannon Park.

A trailer full of soil dumped in Overdale Road, Park End, was removed, and the team also cleared up more than two tonnes of fly-tipped rubble from Kildare Street, Newport.

Dale Metcalfe, Middlesbrough Council’s Operational Community Safety Manager, said: “Untaxed and abandoned vehicles can blight a neighbourhood and become magnets for antisocial behaviour.

“This was absolutely outstanding work by the team, and all those who assisted them in doing such a professional job. “I hope it will encourage people to report such issues to us in the knowledge that they will be dealt with promptly and effectively.”