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Farmer's despair as fly-tippers cause £40,000 of damage

40 lorry-loads of asbestos and cannabis waste dumped on fields as locals say waste crime is out of control

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Fly-tipping has been described as a 'blight' on the countryside
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Fly-tipping has been described as a 'blight' on the countryside

A Hertfordshire farmer could be forced to pay tens of thousands of pounds after more than 200 tonnes of rubbish, including asbestos and cannabis waste was dumped on his land. The NFU member, who wishes...

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