fly-tipping
09 Jan 2023
John Craven: Countryside waste crime has reached crisis point
Countryfile reports that fly-tipping and illegal dumping in the countryside is costing £1 billion every year, as a recent report by MPs accuses DEFRA and the Environment Agency (EA) of...
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10 May 2021
Rural crime rising three times faster than rest of the country
The Telegraph reports that crime in rural areas has risen nearly three times faster than the rest of the country in the last decade according to new figures from the...
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01 Mar 2021
£120 fines for litterbug drivers caught on camera
The Times reports on news that a council in Kent is turning to technology to fine motorists who throw food debris out of the window, littering the roadsides LitterCam cameras...
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11 Jan 2021
Rural fly-tipping issue raised amid UK’s new lockdown
Farming UK has reported that awareness is being raised over the continued blight of fly-tipping in rural areas as the UK entered its third lockdown last week With a new...
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07 Sep 2020
Warning against hiring ‘man and van’ waste removal services through Facebook
The Environment Agency has warned those in the South West against hiring ‘man and van’ rubbish removers on Facebook Using unregistered waste removal firms often means rubbish is dumped or...
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01 Sep 2020
Countryside residents say there’s ‘no point’ calling the police over rural crime
The Mail on Sunday has reported that a quarter of crime victims in rural areas don’t report offences as they do not trust police to help Nearly half of countryside residents don’t...
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20 Jul 2020
Rise in wild camping hits beauty spots in rural areas
The Guardian reports that rural beauty spots and conservation areas are being put at risk by increasing numbers of wild campers leaving behind piles of rubbish and lighting fires –...
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08 Jun 2020
Respect the countryside, plead farmers
The Times reports that farmers have issued a plea to visitors to respect the countryside after widespread reports of litter and human waste being left in fields as more people...
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04 May 2020
Defra provide guidance to residents to avoid an increase in flytipping during lockdown
Local Authorities are working hard to maintain the majority of waste services running as normal, however some services have been reduced due to the coronavirus outbreak This includes closing most...
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14 Apr 2020
The National Rural Crime Network – Coronavirus & Rural Communities
The National Rural Crime Network do not believe that there has been sufficent focus on the millions of people who live and work in rural Britain They are asking Ministers...
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