Pembroke Dock Town Council has sent a ‘we are watching’ warning to fly-tippers.

Posting on its Facebook page, the Town Council gave a thanks to work conducted by Pembrokeshire County Council and a volunteer at a spot in the town that had been targeted persistently by flytippers.

“A huge thank you to PCC’s Environmental Services Team and Roscoe for clearing the area at the back of London Road. For the benefit of the person who has fly-tipped there again, did you not read the sign!” they posted, following it up with a #weknowwhoyouare hashtag.

Commenting on the matter, many took to social media to ask why the council didn’t use CCTV to prosecute such offenders.

“They need to he clobbered with hefty fines, not a couple of hundred, a few thousand. That might stop them,” said one Facebook user, with another remarking: “When are the council going to prosecute if they have the fly-tippers on CCTV?”

Another felt that the Local Authorities would have their work cut-out in trying to track down the culprits however, stating: “There are a lot of multiple flats in that area, so finding out who does the fly-tipping would nearly impossible, not unless you go through it and find a name and address on something. It seems to be a popular spot for dumped stuff though.”

Another pointed to other areas in the town that suffered similar issues, stating: “Laws Street is no better, the flats along the corner of Bush Street and Laws Street just dump bin bags on the crossroads!”