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BBC News
10 hours ago
- BBC News
Hertfordshire fly-tipping leads to man's arrest
A man was arrested after police were called to a fly-tipping that was in progress at a a said two men were "disturbed depositing waste and had made off" at about 16:00 BST on Tuesday on land in the east Hertfordshire seized a van left at the scene and said the waste was put back in the vehicle to be "properly disposed of".Hertfordshire Police said a 28-year-old man from High Cross, close to Ware, was quickly tracked down and was subsequently given a community resolution order. The force said the suspect was traced because of "shrewd investigative work"."This is a great example of how police are working with the rural community to identify fly-tippers and make arrests," said Sgt David Miller."Fly-tipping has a hugely detrimental effect on our hard-working farmers and we will continue to pursue these criminals and take action." The man was arrested on suspicion of depositing or knowingly causing or knowingly permitting waste to be in or on land unless in accordance with the terms of a waste management licence, under section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act was also arrested on suspicion of being in possession of Class A and Class B drugs following a search of his admitted all offences.A community resolution order is an alternative form of justice, dealt with outside of court. The guilty parties can be forced to apologise to victims or carry out actions agreed with the Redford, from Hertfordshire Farmers' Union, said: "Fly-tipping blights the countryside, damages the environment and, with farmers and landowners often legally responsible for removing the rubbish, despite being the victim of the crime, the clear-up costs the industry, nationally, tens of millions of pounds a year."We will continue to work with these organisations to stand up for our members and ensure those responsible are brought to justice."The owner of the van was traced but was not involved in the incident, police added. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Bloomberg
2 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Trump Administration to Review Contracts With Consulting Firms
The Trump administration is asking consulting firms to justify their federal contracts as part of far-reaching efforts to reduce waste in federal spending, according to a letter obtained by Bloomberg News. The US General Services Administration said in a letter dated Thursday that it is soliciting information from the firms about their contracts to help 'critically evaluate which engagements deliver genuine value and demonstrable returns to the American taxpayer, and therefore merit external support, and which should be internalized to ensure we are responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars and avoid unnecessary spending.'
BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
Ten lorries on fire at waste site in College Road, Epsom
A fire affecting 10 skip lorries at a waste site in Epsom, Surrey, is still being tackled by fire crews after the blaze broke out on Wednesday Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to a business on College Road at about 22:30 BST, with 10 appliances sent to the have been closed at the junctions with Longdown Lane and Reigate are being asked to avoid the area, and police are also at the scene. Ward councillor and resident Julie Morris told the BBC she heard explosions at about the same time the blaze had been reported to the fire service."It was 10.32 and there were four or five explosions which shook my elderly house," she resident Mark Whiting told BBC Radio Surrey he heard what sounded like "gunshots" as he was watching television."I looked out the window, saw nothing," he said, "then there were some more spread over the next half-hour or so."
BBC News
3 days ago
- BBC News
Woking Borough Council fines for people who dumped waste at tip
Eight people who dumped waste at a Woking tip have been issued with fines by the local council. Woking Borough Council took the action in a single weekend in response to people "illegally dumping household waste" at the Parley Drive community recycling site, it individuals each face a £400 charge that will be reduced to £300 if paid within 10 working days, according to the local April, the council warned it could close the recycling facility if fly-tipping continued, after a weekend where it issued seven fines. The council said on Wednesday it had issued 46 fines for fly-tipping at the site since March. The council said the offenders were seen dumping the waste on footage recorded by nearby residents and CCTV cameras, despite "clear signage and regular collections" at the prompted the fines "as part of our commitment to tackling environmental crime", it to pay fines can result in a further fine or imprisonment of up to five years, according to the Nicholson, the council's portfolio holder for climate change, said in April that people who misuse the site "create an eyesore, put additional pressure on council resources and risk the closure of facilities intended to benefit the community".
BBC News
4 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Brent businessman fined after employees dumped meat and fish
A businessman from north London has been fined more than £50,000 after his employees were filmed fly-tipping leftover meat and fish on to a street and a flat Jamil Mohammed, who is the director of Ranya Food Centre and Ranya Fresh Fish Limited on Kilburn High Road, entered guilty pleas on behalf of both companies at a recent court were brought after enforcement officers from Brent Council noticed the "disgraceful images" on the authority's illegal dumping was described as a "deliberate and coordinated operation". The employees were photographed by council-installed cameras and showed "blatant breaches of environmental standards", the court was businesses had repeatedly ignored warnings from the local authority after it received 18 individual complaints about their May 2024, Brent Council launched its Don't Mess With Brent campaign, which aimed to take a zero-tolerance approach to fly-tippers and litterers across the borough by deploying more enforcement officers, installing cameras at hotspots, using drones, and issuing heavier currently costs the local authority more than £1.5m a year, a spokesperson said, but it claimed the number of incidents are now decreasing as a campaign to tackle the problem is "beginning to yield results".The £53,350 fine issued to Mohamed included court costs and victim surcharges.
