AN isolated village has found itself under siege as hordes of fly-tippers empty building waste, sofas and rotten meat out of their vans, lorries and cars on country lanes, blocking roads and cutting off communities.

Gwent Police have been called to the small village of Peterstone Wentlooge, near Newport, three times in the last week to clear road blockages from night-time fly tippers.

“It’s basically a rolling tip on the B4239,” explained acting leader of Wentlooge Community Council Brian Miles, speaking after Gwent Police cleared another mound of rubbish from the road today (Friday, September 21).

 

“Lorries are driving down the road, usually at night, and they’re lifting their back sections as the go and dumping all manner of things onto the roads.

“It’s blocking the road with debris.

“Today will be the third time a road has been closed in the area this week, and the fifth time debris has been tipped in the last 10 days.

“But really, it’s been going on forever.

"We’re very isolated here, and there are lots of different culprits.

 

“We find that it’s mainly building waste and sofas, although there has been spoiled meat and dead animals dumped too.

“We get a lot of the travelling community down here, but it’s not just them by any means.”

A Gwent Police spokesman confirmed they were aware of the issue.

“At approximately 10am we received a report of fly tipping causing an obstruction near Heol Las, Coast Road,” they said.

“Officers have attended and are working with the local authority on this matter.

Local Inspector Jason Williams added: “We have planned operations around fly tipping and are working in collaboration with many partner agencies to ensure offenders are dealt with robustly.”

A spokesman pointed out that Gwent Police along with local authorities and Natural Resources Wales work in partnership to target those who fly tip.

 

“Fly tipping can range from a single black rubbish bag to multiple loads of construction waste being dumped which can blight areas and seriously impact the quality of life for people living nearby,” they said.

“It can threaten people's health, cause damage to the environment and is costly to clear.

“If you know someone is fly tipping you should gather as much information as possible, such as the details of the rubbish being dumped and where and when, then contact your local council.

If the amount being dumped is a very large quantity then you should report the matter to Natural Resources Wales.”