Sofa fly-tipped on Wiltshire village lane

Wiltshire Council appeal for help to find culprit

Author: Henrietta CreaseyPublished 8th Feb 2022
Last updated 8th Feb 2022

The hunt is on to find who dumped a couch in a village lane in south Wiltshire.

The distinctive sofa was found on Millbrook Lane in East Knoyle not far from the A350.

Wiltshire Council has dubbed the person responsible the 'sofa sinner' and launched an appeal to find them.

Do you recognise this sofa?

Anyone who recognises the sofa or knows who dumped it is urged to contact the local authority via email - environmentalenforcement@wiltshire.gov.uk.

The exact 3-metre square location on What3words where the sofa was dumped is elbowing.webcams.varietes

Last month a resident from a Salisbury estate was fined for fly-tipping a sofa in a communal area ( LINK)

Rubbish dumped illegally costs Wiltshire Council more than £180,000 a year.

In 2020 the local authority launched a new campaign to encourage members of the public to report offenders.

You can find out more here: www.wiltshire.gov.uk/article/3099/We-re-Targeting-Fly-tippers

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