\n Roofing materials dumped in red sacks have been found in rural areas of Dorset, creating hazards for both walkers and horse riders.\n<\/p>\n
\n The first incident occurred near Gales Hill in Cosmore at the end of March, with a second fly-tip discovered on May 9 or 10 near Zig Zag Hill, close to Shaftesbury.\n<\/p>\n
\n Dorset Council\u2019s environmental enforcement officers are investigating both cases and are appealing to the public for information.\n<\/p>\n
\n Red sacks of fly tipping (Image: Dorset Council)\n<\/p>\n
\n Councillor Jon Andrews, Dorset Council\u2019s cabinet member for place services, said: “Fly-tipping is selfish, illegal and completely unacceptable.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It damages Dorset\u2019s beautiful countryside, creates real problems for people who use and care for our bridleways and costs taxpayers thousands of pounds in clear-up fees.\n<\/p>\n
\n “If you\u2019ve seen roofing work taking place nearby, noticed vehicles dumping waste, or have any information that could help our investigation, please get in touch.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It will be treated in strict confidence but could make a real difference.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We are committed to protecting the county\u2019s natural environment and will take enforcement action against those responsible for fly-tipping.”\n<\/p>\n
\n The council is asking anyone who may have seen roofing work in the area, vehicles carrying roofing waste, or suspicious behaviour near bridleways to contact them.\n<\/p>\n
\n Useful information could include dashcam footage, video doorbell recordings, vehicle descriptions, company names, partial registration plates, times and locations.\n<\/p>\n
\n Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Dorset Council on 01305 221000.\n<\/p>\n
\n All details provided will be handled confidentially.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Roofing materials dumped in red sacks have been found in rural areas of Dorset, creating hazards for both…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":588908,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1397,90,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-588907","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\/588907","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=588907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588907\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/588908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=588907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=588907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=588907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}