Daily Express :: Flytipping Feedhttps://www.express.co.ukSimply The Best 7 Days A Weeken-gbhttps://www.express.co.ukhttps://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gifDaily ExpressTue, 07 Apr 2026 22:06:30 +0100http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssCakePHPnews@express.co.uknews@express.co.uk<![CDATA[I visited crime-ridden UK town where locals don't feel safe – 1 issue makes it even worse]]>

EXCLUSIVE: Locals are no longer feeling safe in their own town and I think I've found one of the reasons behind increasing crime rates.

]]>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:16:00 +0100UKTowns, Crime, High Street, Knife Crime, Store closures, Flytipping, Wisbech crime, vacant shops, fly-tipping, Cambridgeshire police<![CDATA[Abandoned pub that closed and became 'playground for flytippers' may reopen in new guise]]>

The Crying Tree pub in Gateacre has been closed for more than a decade

]]>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:04:00 +0000UKFlytipping, Pubs and bars, Crying Tree pub, fly-tipping, Liverpool Council, children's day nursery proposal<![CDATA[‘Eco-anarchy’ warning as 71 councils fail to issue littering fines]]>

Eighteen councils have no fining policy whatsoever, including Chichester, Exeter, Southwark, Southampton and Wirral. Another 54 have policies but enforced none.

]]>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:02:00 +0000UKFlytipping, UK Politics (section), litter enforcement, Clean Up Britain, fixed-penalty notices, eco-anarchy<![CDATA[Government plans new offence which UK drivers will get penalty points for]]>

Motorists caught in the act could face bans under new proposals

]]>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:58:00 +0000CarsDriving licence, Motoring fines, Flytipping, fly-tipping, penalty points, driving licence, waste crime strategy<![CDATA[England's ‘fly-tipping capital’ where council spends £1m a year cleaning up locals' mess]]>

The council receives over 1,000 fly-tipping reports every week.

]]>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 11:34:00 +0000UKEnvironmental Issues, Flytipping, Croydon fly-tipping, waste management, council penalties, environmental crime enforcement, fly-tipping issue, environmenal crimes, croydon fly-tips, croydon mess, london fly-tipping issue, croydon mayor, london town<![CDATA[I collect waste — this common bin mistake could cost you £400]]>

It's a super easy mistake to make, but if you run foul of the law then it could cost you hudreds.

]]>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:40:00 +0000PropertyGarden, Flytipping, Gardening, Chores, Garden waste, Fly-tipping, Environmental Protection Act 1990, £400 fine<![CDATA[Decision announced on 'preposterous' fly-tipping law in blow to Labour]]>

House of Lords votes to change a law that forces farmers to pay when criminals dump rubbish on their land

]]>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:00:00 +0000Politicsfly-tipping farmers pay, Lords vote Labour blow, preposterous fly-tipping law, Lord Davies of Gower, Viscount Goschen, Countryside Alliance Johnnie Furse, 1.26million fly-tipping incidents, rural communities, waste crime victims, fly-tipping<![CDATA[UK on brink of fly-tipping crisis as councils urged to do 1 thing in crackdown]]>

Fly-tipping and littering costs the UK economy about £1 billion annually.

]]>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:58:00 +0000UKFlytipping, Environmental Issues, Fly-tipping, UK councils, Surveillance techniques, Environmental penalties, Fly-tipping crisis, Mary Creagh, Clean Up Britain, Environmental enforcement<![CDATA[Rubbish blighting Britain 'grave concern' after 9% rise under Labour]]>

Local authorities in England dealt with 1.26 million fly tipping cases in 2024/25.

]]>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000PoliticsLabour Party, Environmental Issues, Flytipping, Fly-tipping, Labour government, Environmental impact, Rural crime<![CDATA[Fly-tippers to be hunted by ‘drone squad’ in crackdown from the sky]]>

Trained pilots will aim to capture evidence of illegal dumping as waste crime causes a stink across the UK

]]>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000PoliticsDrones, Environment Agency, Flytipping, flytipping, drone squad, crackdown, UK environmental enforcement