WITHIN a week of Craven District Council shifting a pile of illegally dumped rubbish in Bog Lane, Stirton, another load has been left.

The waste was spotted again by Karen Darvell, chairman of Stirton-with-Thorlby Parish Meeting, who alerted Craven to the last fly-tipping at the layby next to the footpath to Sharphaw.

Among the pile were a T-shirt, a barbecue oven, TV aerial and dish, timber flooring, a decorator's foot stool, plastic tubs, a timber pallet, picnic chairs, a small fridge and umpteen plastic bags.

By the size of the rubbish, it is suspected it must have been thrown from a wagon, and recognisable among it was timber flooring similar to that with the previous fly-tipping incident.

Karen also found a receipt. She said: "It was dated November 5 for diesel fuel bought at Tesco in Bury St Edmunds.

"They also bought five drinks, including Red Bull, and crisps. Among the rubbish I also spotted cans of Carling and Fosters.

"Of course, I realise a receipt itself would not be evidence but it may give someone with the right powers a lead to follow the fly-tippers and catch them next time.

"I am incredibly frustrated the problem is not dealt with effectively – except for clearing up – and that nobody seems to address why this problem can't be resolved with some very public prosecutions as a deterrent for others."

Farmer John Beckwith, of Gargrave, who was visiting one of his fields, said: "Surely there must be something there to identify who it is.

"It's been happening throughout the summer. It's hard to credit that someone would do that to a lovely place like this. They have no respect.

"They're sneaky, coming at night. It's the same people. I believe they threw the bath over into the field opposite and there is other rubbish dumped further down the lane."

Craven councillor Simon Myers said fly-tipping was an issue that had been troubling him for some time and, if it is possible, each incident should be investigated.

He added: "In this case, if there is a telephone number, we should make inquiries on it. These issues are difficult to prosecute but it doesn't mean we should give up trying."

A Craven District Council spokesman said: “When fly-tipping is reported to us, officers visit the site and examine the waste.

“We do need to collect evidence in order to make a case against any fly-tippers, and the information provided could prove to be useful. However, the evidence does have to be robust enough to stand up in court. Receipts or addresses need to be found on the site by an authorised officer so the evidence chain can be kept – if potential evidence is moved, that can make it more difficult.

“If we can find the details of the original owners of the waste, we can contact them and see if it was them who tipped it, or if they used a private contractor. The investigation will follow this path until we have someone who has admitted it or if we have enough evidence identifying a specific person or company to prosecute.

“Once we have examined the waste for evidence, waste management officers will clear the site.

“We will look into the possibility of CCTV on the site, but these cameras only have a limited power and memory life and do not work at night, so it may not be very useful.”