Gloucestershire farmer says fly-tipping is 'relentless'

A Gloucestershire dairy farmer says fly-tipping on his land has got worse and he fears it will harm his cattle.

There has been a "marked" increase in waste being dumped in rural parts of the South West.

Government figures show South Somerset had the highest increase in the area in 2022/23, at 67.5%.

Dairy farmer Richard Cornock said "it seems to be relentless".

"Only a few weeks ago I had a sofa dumped down by the road on our field, and again this was something I had to come along and deal with," he said.

He fears that waste dumped on his land could potentially kill his cows if ingested.