Flytippers Warned – ‘We Are Watching You’
Written by HFM News on 16th June 2020
More covert CCTV cameras are being installed at fly-tipping hotspots across Harborough in a bid to catch people in the act.
Footage from the hidden cameras has already helped Harborough Council prosecute a number of people over the past year, as part of its on-going ‘Tip Off’ Campaign.
There were 96 reports of illegal dumping in April and May across the District, slightly down on the same period last year – the latest incidents happened last week on the outskirts of Billesdon, where bags containing hosiery-type materials like cuts offs were dumped.
Flytip on Coplow Lane, Billesdon
Flytip on Leicester Lane, Billesdon
The Council’s also put warning banners on the side of some of its bin lorries, with the message ‘Beware – We Are Watching You.’
The message on bin lorries
Harborough Council can be contacted about fly-tippers at tipoff@harborough.gov.uk
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