Flytippers strike again at popular Wrekin beauty spot
Flytippers have struck again at a Shropshire beauty spot this time dumping the contents of a child's bedroom on a historic country highway.
The mound of debris, which includes a bed, armchair, pink chair, and pine floorboards has been dumped on The Hatch, an ancient 12th century cartway which was the main Huntington to Wellington route in the Middle Ages.
It is now used by countryside walkers heading to and from The Wrekin.
Resident Elaine Adams, of nearby New Works, who discovered the rubbish, said:
"Whoever is responsible has taken the trouble to drive a van or large vehicle a good half mile off the Little Wenlock to New Works road and along a narrow track and then just dumped what looks like the contents of a little girl's bedroom. It may be a landlord of a property or someone moving home. If anyone can identify the contents, please contact either the police or the council who will prosecute them.
"If they drove this far to dump it in the countryside why couldn't they drive it to to the local recycling centre ? Flytips like this cost Telford and Wrekin Council - and that mean's we taxpayers' - £250,000 each year to clear."
The illegal dump also included a distinctive toddler's trike in blue, green and orange plastic, large children's jigsaw pieces, and a light coloured armchair with the words: "H.Pool" and dated Jan 31, 2006 on the underside.
