London council hands out twice as many fines for fly-tipping in crackdown on growing scourge

Flytippers caught dumping waste including meat and fish - (Brent Council)

Fines for fly-tipping have more than doubled in the London borough of Brent, as the council intensifies its efforts to tackle illegal waste dumping.

Brent Council has issued over 5,700 enforcement notices in the past year — a sharp rise from 2,700 the previous year — with total fines increasing by more than £100,000 over the same period, according to the local authority.