A woman who fly tipped a fridge freezer containing spoiled food on an Andover street has been fined nearly £350 by Test Valley District Council.

Charlotte Wooltorton, 38 abandoned the appliance in Nelson Close in March. When a resident complained to the council, officers visited the site on 12 March.

Ms Wooltorton was ordered to remove the waste and clean out the appliance before it could be removed by a council waste team.  

However a visit a few weeks later, found the appliance still sitting outside Nelson Close and operatives who visited later that month, were unable to take the appliance away as there was still rotten food inside.

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The item was then removed by the council at public expense.

Appearing at Basingstoke Magistrates Court on 25 November 2024, Wooltorton pleaded guilty to a fly-tipping offence and was given a fine of £120 and ordered to pay costs of £228.

Portfolio holder for Recycling and Environmental Services, Cllr David Drew, said: “I’m very grateful for the hard work of the council officers in helping deliver this result. This one was particularly disgusting as it included rotting food.

“There is no excuse for fly-tipping, and we will make sure anyone caught doing so will face the consequences.”