A village on the outskirts of Swindon is being plagued with repeated instances of unsightly fly-tipping.
Wanborough residents have discovered that their home has been used to dump large amounts of household waste on several occasions in recent weeks.
At the end of September, a large amount of household waste was dumped in The Hollow, consisting mainly of large cardboard boxes for white goods.
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And this week two huge piles were found dumped consisting of wood, carpets and other general household waste, as well as some furniture, office chairs and even a pool table.
Ward councillor for the area, Gary Sumner, posted about the fly-tipping on the Ridgeway Ward Facebook page.
He said: "I have reported the recent fly-tipping mentioned by several residents and went to have a look to see if there were any identifying labels - I couldn’t see anything, but SBC will have a better look.
"They will be prosecuting a previous fly tipper at The Hollow where I supplied an address label that identified a householder - so that resident (of Swindon) will pick up a substantial fine for using a careless waste removal company."
This comes after other fly-tipping incidents, many of which involved Amazon parcel bags.
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