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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rebecca Speare-Cole

Taxpayers hit with £6m bill for massive Oxfordshire rubbish dump clean-up

A major five-month project to remove an illegal waste dump near the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire has been completed – landing taxpayers with a £6m bill.

The 150-metre stretch of refuse was left in a field adjacent to the A34 at Kidlington last year, prompting widespread outrage, a criminal investigation and the Environment Agency (EA) declaring a critical incident in November.

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