A man has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment after fly-tipping waste across Bucks.

Dean Cayley, of Long Furlong Drive, Slough, was sentenced after being caught twice on surveillance cameras dumping waste from different vehicles in Allerds Road, Burnham.

On May 18, 2018, he was seen dumping building waste before being captured dumping furniture just over two months later on July 12.

In the following month, building waste that was found dumped on August 1 on Amerden Lane in Taplow was traced back to a property being renovated in Slough. Cayley had been paid to collect and properly dispose of building waste from the property.

Cayley failed to attend an interview with enforcement officers from the Waste Partnership for Buckinghamshire and the received a summons to appear at High Wycombe Magistrates Court on February 12 for offences of illegal dumping based on the evidence collected.

He failed to appear in court and was subsequently arrested by the police and brought before High Wycombe Magistrates on February 21.

He was sentenced to six months imprisonment on each of the three charges to run consecutively, but this was reduced to 12 months total in recognition of his guilty plea. He also had to pay a victim surcharge of £149.

South Bucks District Council Cabinet Member for Environment Luisa Sullivan, speaking on behalf of the Waste Partnership for Buckinghamshire, said: "The sentence in this case reflects the serious nature of the crime- a repeat offender who persistently used the lanes of South Bucks as a dumping ground, with total disregard for road users, the environment, and the community.

"This impressive result is one of the first prosecutions conducted on behalf of the Waste Partnership by the legal team at Wycombe District Council. Working closely with the enforcement team at Bucks County Council, their involvement marks a new chapter in our joint zero-tolerance pursuit of people who fly tip in Buckinghamshire."