JUST 17 out of more than 16,000 incidents of fly-tipping in the Bradford district in a year resulted in fixed penalty fines, a study has found. A total of 16,128 incidents of people dumping items in the district were recorded in the 2019-20 financial year, but only 17 of them saw fixed penalty notices (FPN) were handed out, a total of 0.11 per cent of cases. Meanwhile, Bradford Council issued 2,198 warning letters to people over fly-tipping during this same 12-month period, as 13.63 per cent of incidents resulted in warning letters. These statistics ranked Bradford as the 13th worst area in England for fly-tipping during this period.
From Jackie Whiteley, retired Conservative District Councillor for Wharfedale Ward Dear Sir: I write to inform residents that I have taken the difficult decision to stand down as a District Councillor on Bradford Metropolitan District Council for personal reasons. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the residents of Burley in Wharfedale and Menston for their support for me since I was first elected in 2012. It has been a privilege to serve the community and to represent them as an elected member of Bradford Council. During my time on the Council, I was also, for a time, a member of Burley Parish Council and a member of Leeds Bradford Airport’s Consultive Committee. I will look back on my experience in these roles warmly.