Woman fined £300 for dumping rubbish in a Dudley country lane after street cleaning officers found her address on discarded post
A resident is paying the price for flytipping after a pile of rubbish left in a country lane near Dudley was traced to her address.
Dudley's street cleansing officers were searching through rubbish dumped in Foxcote Lane in Cradley when they found personal mail.
It was addressed to a woman who lived in Cradley Heath who has since paid a £300 fixed penalty notice for the offence.
Dudley's cabinet member for neighbourhoods Councillor Damian Corfield said: “We have been having real problems with high levels of illegal flytipping in Foxcote Lane.
“It is a popular through route for dog walkers and ramblers and we can understand people’s frustrations seeing it continually happening.
“We are going through the rubbish with a fine-toothed comb to try and identify the perpetrators, and this case is an example where we have managed to pin it down to someone and issued them with a sizeable fine.
“We are also looking at improving CCTV along that route and our message is clear – if you are dumping rubbish there we will catch you and make you pay.”
Flytipping can be reported online at MyDudley or by calling Dudley Council Plus on 0300 555 2345.
