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Calls have been made to give councils the power to impose bigger fines for fly-tipping.
Currently the maximum fixed penalty for dumping waste in a public area is £400 but a Bolton councillor has said the scale of the problem is such that the figure should be increased.
Cllr Stuart Hartigan, who represents Breightmet on Bolton Council, has urged the authority the ask the minister for the environment to grant more power to councils…
