Overview

• Lichfield District Council has charged an Uttoxeter man and a Stafford-based company in connection with a January fly-tipping incident in Watery Lane.
• The illegal dumping involved over 27 tonnes of waste, forming a 20-metre-long, two-metre-high pile that completely blocked the road.
• Local residents were left without access to their homes and businesses, and the cleanup cost taxpayers nearly £10,000.
• The man faces multiple charges, including depositing waste, dangerous driving, and obstructing the highway, while the company is charged with waste dumping and highway obstruction.
• Both parties are scheduled to appear at Cannock Magistrates’ Court on July 1, as the council reinforces its zero-tolerance stance on environmental crime.