Angry councillor says 'enough is enough' after another Sutton fly-tip

Coun Samantha Deakin, who represents Sutton Central and New Cross on Ashfield District Council, has declared “enough is enough” in response to more mattresses being dumped in Central Sutton and New Cross.

What infuriated Coun Deakin even more was that they were dumped just days after Ashfield’s Big Spring Clean finished.

And reacting to this latest incident of fly-tipping, Coun Deakin couldn’t hide her frustration and anger.

She said: “For the last four weeks, thousands of residents have been taking advantage of free bulky waste collections.

"The council’s Big Spring Clean this year has been hugely successful.

"Despite Covid restrictions, our environment team is doing an excellent job.

"This is a real kick in the teeth for our waste disposal team – a team that ensured that Ashfield was the only council in Nottinghamshire to maintain a full bin collection service during the lockdown.”

The mattresses have now been moved by the waste disposal team, which is now currently ploughing through thousands of bulky waste requests stemming from the Ashfield Big Spring Clean.

The incident is the second case of fly-tipping in Sutton in just over a month after industrial waste was dumped next to the town’s war memorial at the end of January.

Coun Deakin added: “This year, we have served more than 90 fixed penalty notices in the Sutton Central and New Cross area alone.

"There is a small minority of people who don’t give two hoots about Sutton.

"We’re investigating whether these mattresses were dumped by a rogue landlord.

"I’ve asked the council to look at available CCTV to try and catch the culprits.

"I am getting a bit sick and tired of the continual dumping.

"There’s plenty of people in the New Cross area who have pride in our area

"But we are being let-down by a small minority of residents who couldn’t care less.

If we find any evidence of people who fly-tip, we will have no hesitation in ensuring the offender receives the harshest penalty.”