Anger grows over incidents of fly-tipping
Ulster Unionist councillor David Taylor has expressed his continuing anger at ongoing incidents of fly-tipping occurring around the South Armagh area.
Councillor Taylor said: “The scourge of fly-tipping continues to plague our district.
"Over the past number of days alone, I have reported several incidents in the Bessbrook and Craigmore areas where substantial amounts of material and rubbish were dumped on road verges.
"This is in addition to various other incidents I have reported in the local area in recent times.
“This illegal activity not only causes significant harm to our environment, but also blights our local landscape,” he added.
"The cost of clearing this waste is ultimately borne by local ratepayers and this is money that could, and should, be better spent improving our community.
“Whilst there are penalties in place for anyone caught carrying out this type of activity, it is deeply frustrating that they don’t seem to act as a necessary deterrent.
"I would appeal to anyone who witnesses any dumping taking place to report it to the council.
"With the help of the public we can work to try reduce and eliminate this damaging practice from our area,” he concluded.