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Fly-tipper fined £1k for blocking farmer's gate with rubbish

Wiltshire Council said the resident had made no attempt to use the household recycling centre which was open on the day the waste was dumped

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The fly-tipper said they had done a 'stupid thing' and admitted to dumping waste on farmland.
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The fly-tipper said they had done a 'stupid thing' and admitted to dumping waste on farmland.

A fly-tipper has been issued with a fixed penalty notice (FPN) after dumping household waste in front of a farmer's gate. On Thursday (May 14), Wiltshire Council said a resident in Trowbridge was issued...

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