A dairy farmer from South Gloucestershire has described the rise in fly-tipping as 'a tidal wave' as local authorities struggle to prosecute those responsible.

Northumberland County Council is ramping up its crackdown on fly tipping.

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

New rules ringfencing the money raised from fixed penalty notices for fly-tipping and littering to be spent on local clean-up and enforcement come into force from Monday, April 1.

Walsall Council has taken a proactive stance against environmental crime with its latest initiative targeting fly-tipping across the borough.

The Isle of Wight Council has labelled the latest case of fly-tipping as “environmental vandalism”, after fridges and freezers were dumped in a lay-by near at Adgestone, near Brading.

Having been targeted by fly-tippers for several years, a Hertfordshire farmer estimates that he has been forced pay at least £8,000 for rubbish to be removed from his land.

They stopped them from getting away from the Packington Estate near Meriden and leaving their huge mound of waste

A woman has called for the regeneration of an area on the border of Bradford and Leeds which has been plagued by fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour.

Rubbish was removed from two East Herts farms for free after fly-tippers targeted the land.

New figures show there were over 1 million fly-tipping incidents on public land last year, but rural campaigners warn it 'barely scratches the surface' of the crime.

A fly-tipper could have caused "a serious accident" when they dumped a fridge, washing machine, oven and rubber tyres on a rural road in Cornwall

NFU Scotland has welcomed the introduction of tougher fixed penalties for fly-tipping offences in the countryside

Farmers hit by the scourge of fly-tipping have welcomed plans to abolish fees that local authorities charge for disposing of DIY waste at recycling centres.