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Fly-tip swiftly cleared

27 September 2024
A fly-tipping incident which partially blocked a main road in Stanford-le-Hope has been quickly cleared.
At 7.45pm on Tuesday night (24 September), it was reported that a large amount of household and construction waste had been illegally dumped on the side of road on Butts Lane in Stanford-le-Hope, causing issues for oncoming traffic.
Thurrock Council's Highways Emergency Team acted quickly, arriving at 9pm the same night to remove the waste from the road and ensure traffic could continue.

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