00:00Three years after the phasing out of a council's pest control service, a councillor is urging it should be brought
00:07back, claiming rat infestations are on the rise.
00:11Councillor Osman Khalil urged Calderdale Council to seriously consider bringing back a pest control service.
00:17The service's phase-out was announced under the previous Labour administration back in 2023.
00:24Councillor Khalil said pest control was not simply about removing pests, but about protecting homes, businesses, public spaces, health and
00:33the environment.
00:34Councillor Paul Hawkerluck said the scheme, to scrap it, was at best short-sighted.
00:39He said he would now work with environmental health officers over the issue.
