first custodial sentence for a fly-tipping offence.<\/a> The case involved the deliberate illegal disposal of asbestos sheeting.\n<\/p>\n\n ![]()
Shocking photographs capture the severity of fly tipping in Holme Wood. (Image: T&A)\n<\/p>\n
Holme Wood fly-tipping<\/p>\n
\n In this first piece, we are focussing on a massive dump at Holme Wood.\n<\/p>\n
\n Last month, a truly shocking mound of fly-tipping could be seen in Bradford’s largest estate.\n<\/p>\n
\n It was situated besides Stirling Crescent, with some more on Dane Hill Drive, in Holme Wood.\n<\/p>\n
\n Bradford Council said it was aware of the issue, and had visited the location with a local councillor and partner organisations to address the extent of the problem.\n<\/p>\n
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White goods dumped. (Image: T&A)\n<\/p>\n
People in Holme Wood take real pride<\/p>\n
\n Labour MP for Bradford South Judith Cummins added that the “blight” of fly-tipping stretches beyond Bradford and “across the country”.\n<\/p>\n
\n She also highlighted the immense pride that Holme Wood locals have in their area.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It is unacceptable that these waste criminals think they can come into Holme Wood bringing truckloads of rubbish and dump it illegally,” said the Labour MP.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I met recently with the Environment Agency and have also formed a partnership pulling together the local authority\u2019s waste, crime and enforcement teams, social housing landlords and police, to deploy new ways of tackling these criminals.\n<\/p>\n
\n “People in Holme Wood take real pride in their area and deserve to live in a clean and safe neighbourhood.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
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A discarded mattress. (Image: T&A)\n<\/p>\n
‘It is the number one issue in my inbox’<\/p>\n
\n Tong Ward Councillor Ursula Sutcliffe said: “It is the number one issue in my inbox, and it has been since the day I became a councillor.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Cllr Sutcliffe worries that no “real investment” is being put into addressing the root of the problem.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It is a constant cycle of report, report, report, with no sight of real investment being made to tackle this issue,” she added.\n<\/p>\n
\n “While 2025 was City of Culture, 2026 should have been the City of Pride.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We should have become a city that decided to tackle it in a new way.”\n<\/p>\n
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A truly shocking assortment of rubbish dumped. (Image: T&A)\n<\/p>\n
Councillor suggests some areas ‘prioritised’<\/p>\n
\n Another Tong Ward Councillor, Matt Edwards, also feels as though Holme Wood residents are being neglected.\n<\/p>\n
\n “There are clearly issues with how the council prioritises street cleansing work,” said Cllr Edwards.\n<\/p>\n
\n “In some parts of the district, rubbish is cleared within hours.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Here in Holme Wood, we are left waiting.\n<\/p>\n
\n “That reinforces the feeling that our communities are being treated as second class.”\n<\/p>\n
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More furniture. (Image: T&A)\n<\/p>\n
Much more needs to be done<\/p>\n
\n He elaborates that fly-tipping across Holme Wood and Tong Ward is a “massive problem”.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I have been repeatedly telling senior managers that much more needs to be done.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I am told fly-tipping should be cleared within 24 hours, but anyone living in Holme Wood will tell you that sites like this can sit for weeks before they are dealt with.”\n<\/p>\n
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An overwhelming image depicting just how much stuff was left. (Image: T&A)\n<\/p>\n
What the council said<\/p>\n
\n In response to Cllr Edwards specific grievances, Councillor Sarah Ferriby said: \u201cWherever fly-tipping happens in the district, it is treated with the same seriousness.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Fly-tipping is a criminal act and the council has a track record of prosecuting the perpetrators and confiscating their vehicles.\n<\/p>\n
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Rubbish bags seeping out on to the grass. (Image: T&A)\n<\/p>\n
\n “It\u2019s disingenuous for Cllr Edwards to suggest otherwise.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We\u2019ve also taken calls from residents of Tong ward on this issue when they can\u2019t get hold of him so we are well aware of the fly-tipping hot spots in his ward.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We will relentlessly pursue fly-tippers, council taxpayers shouldn\u2019t be left with the bill for picking up someone else\u2019s mess.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n In response to those points, Cllr Edwards said: \u201cAs Councillor Ferriby well knows, being a councillor isn\u2019t a full-time job and like many councillors I have to have a part time job to pay the bills.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I am not a 24 hour emergency services and the very fact people so many people are contacting me and other councillors shows reporting through the normal channels doesn\u2019t work for Holme Wood residents.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
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And more rubbish. (Image: T&A)\n<\/p>\n
Land ‘belonging to more than one landowner’<\/p>\n
\n Bradford Council says it can only clear fly-tipping on its own land.\n<\/p>\n
\n Where land is owned by other organisations, it works “together in partnership to resolve the issue”.\n<\/p>\n
\n A spokesperson said: “Fly-tipping is a criminal offence which can result in fixed penalty fines of up to \u00a31,000, unlimited fines where we prosecute or a custodial sentence.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Our Environmental Enforcement Officers continue to investigate fly-tipping and take action whenever offenders can be identified.\n<\/p>\n
\n “In order to effectively investigate and prosecute we need evidence and rely on people reporting incidents to us.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Photographic or video evidence is also extremely useful.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We can only take enforcement on public land.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Where the land is privately owned we can support and advise the landowner on removing the waste.”\n<\/p>\n
How to get rid of rubbish?<\/p>\n
\n A spokesperson for the council said: “There are several options available for residents to get rid of any excess waste instead of fly tipping, including taking it to a household waste recycling centre free of charge, booking a bulky waste collection for which there is a small charge or using a registered waste carrier.”\n<\/p>\n
\n “If anyone uses a waste carrier they must check they have a waste carrier license because if their waste is found to be fly tipped the resident can also be fined or prosecuted.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cOur cleansing teams work hard to clear up reported incidences of fly tipping and our environmental enforcement team will investigate and try to identify the perpetrators.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We use a range of measures to crack down on fly tippers, including the use of cameras to deter offenders, capture vital evidence, and prevent further incidents.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Anyone who witnesses or suspects it should contact us via www.bradford.gov.uk\/flytipping or by calling 01274 432111.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Have you got any recent examples of fly-tipping in your area? Feel free to send your images to newsdesk@telegraphandargus.co.uk and we can pass them on to Bradford Council<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It comes after figures emerged that almost 20,000 incidents were recorded in the 2024-25 period and the newspaper…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":458624,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1397,90,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-458623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=458623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458623\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/458624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}