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Incidents up but fixed penalty notices down, with some areas hit by 70%+ rise in dumpings
Published on 25 Feb 2026
- Authors
- Mike Sims
- Regions
- The South East
- Strapline
- Incidents up but fixed penalty notices down, with some areas hit by 70%+ rise in dumpings
- Title
- South East hit by record fly-tipping
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From sofas and fridges to large-scale builders’ waste, illegal dumpers are turning farmland into rubbish tips — leaving their victims paying to clear up the mess.
Published on 25 Feb 2026
- Authors
- Sarah Wells-Gaston
- Campaigns
- Rural Crime
- Regions
- The South West
- Strapline
- Farmer's fields and country lanes are being buried under piles of waste, with new figures showing fly-tipping in England has hit record highs.
- Title
- Farmers under siege as fly-tipping hits new levels in south west
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One million incidents on public land alone in 12 months - CLA calls for new commissioner to take action
Published on 24 Feb 2026
- Authors
- Mike Sims
- Campaigns
- Rural Crime
- Regions
- The South East
- Strapline
- One million incidents on public land alone in 12 months - CLA calls for new commissioner to take action
- Title
- Fields of waste: Farmers under siege as fly-tipping hits new levels