Fly tippers will still face financial penalties during lockdown, Wigan council has warned, after one resident was fined for dumping bin bags full of rubbish in a borough beauty spot.
Council staff across the country have been deployed to work on the frontline of the coronavirus crisis but Wigan town hall has said it is still investigating fly tipping complaints.
A resident in St Helens was recently hit with a fine for the part they played in a fly-tip of bin bags just off Brocstedes Road in Ashton - an area which is extremely popular with walkers.
Last month the Local Democracy Reporting Service reported on the massive increase in flytipping during the lockdown in Greater Manchester, after the region’s tips were closed.