Parish fly-tipping rise 'ruining the countryside'

The chair of a parish's Commissioners says the amount of fly-tipping happening across the area is "disappointing".

Gordon Clague, chair of Patrick Commissioners, said that in recent months there had been four instances of fridge freezers dumped at Niarbyl, along with windows, sofas and television sets left in other locations.

Mr Clague said: "We really need to catch people doing this, and once somebody is fined, and prosecuted, and know we are on the case, they'll realise that we are serious about it.

He added: "It's got to stop, it's ruining the countryside."

Mr Clague said every incident was reported to the police.

Fly-tipping is a criminal offence and those caught can face fines ranging from £2,500 up to £5,000.

He added that he was in discussions with the Department of Environment, Food & Agriculture about installing cameras to help identify offenders.

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