google-site-verification: googlec7193c3de77668c9.html
Thursday , September 24 2026

More waste uncovered at site of enormous illegal Kidlington dump

Teams working to clear an enormous illegal waste dump in Oxfordshire have discovered more waste that had been hidden underground at the site.

About 21,000 tonnes of mixed domestic and commercial rubbish was found dumped between the River Cherwell and the A34 near Kidlington in November.

A £7.3m Environment Agency (EA) operation to remove the waste began in April and is expected to take six months to complete.

Issuing an update on the works, the EA said it had now uncovered “further buried waste” at the site, which had been “hidden by a thick layer of soil”.

It explained that the discovery of a pit – measuring approximately 2m (6ft 6in) deep and 10m (32ft 9in) wide – had been made after the site compound, cabins and track matting for heavy vehicles were removed in early July.

“We have now removed the stone base that the temporary compound was located on. In doing so we have found further buried waste,” the agency explained.


BBC News

Advertisements

See also  Double-decker bus crashes into railway bridge in Bath

Check Also

Gloucester blood cancer patient praises free counselling service

A woman living with blood cancer said a free counselling service helped her and her …

Sarah Fisher, animal welfare advocate, died of thyroid cancer – inquest

The family of an animal welfare advocate who died three months after being diagnosed with …

Three charged after Gosport migrant boat protest

Three people have been charged following a protest after reports that a group of migrants …

Leave a Reply

Available for Amazon Prime