Wiltshire Council slams 'stupid' fly-tipping in Swindon

Hundreds of pounds in fines have been given to Swindon fly-tippers as part of a council crackdown on the crime.

Wiltshire Council found the person responsible for one mess dumped north of Cricklade who, when interviewed under caution by environmental enforcement officers, admitted to the offence and received a £400 fine.

Separately, the local authority issued a household duty of care fixed penalty notice to another Swindon householder for failing to check the licence details of a person they paid to take waste away, failing to obtain a waste transfer note receipt, and failing to record any details of the vehicle used by the fly-tipper or the people who took the rubbish away.