Far too much fly tipping across Solihull. Just short of a year’s worth. (Source Fixmystreet)

Most of us do the right thing with their waste, but minority continue to spoil our environment. The map below shows just two months (206) of fly-tipping in Solihull.

It is sad that fly-tipping is going relatively unpunished. Fines need to be increased and reinvested to pursue the offenders.

Solihull Planning Committee sit on Wednesday 2nd April to decide on building of 50 homes on Lugtrout Ln sitting in the Green Belt. There are concerns over increased traffic, demands on already stretched services etc. To register an objection reference application PL/2024/00037/PPOL

Flytipping! It's disheartening to see litter like this along our roads in Solihull. However, it is good to see some potential contact details.

BBC R4 today talking about councils must show how they are improving roads and tackling the "pothole plague" or lose out on millions of pounds in funding.
The charity mySociety who run Fixmystreet gives some insight.
Below the number of potholes reported in Solihull via FixMyStreet this month.

One of my pet hates is rubbish just dumped, fly tipping in particular. Below is a league table for the last few weeks for the area around Solihull.

It never stops even on a internet facing server in the house ... in just a few hours. Sometimes they get a visit.