A man has paid a £1,000 fixed penalty notice after he dumped parts of a converted bus in a Cornish layby.

The incident, which took place in West Cornwall in March, was witnessed by a Cornwall Council employee.

The offence was investigated by the Council’s Community Protection Team, who with the help of police were able to identify the individual responsible.

The man, from the Redruth area, had recently bought the bus and removed several parts, including a fridge, seats and cushions, which he then dumped.

He received a £1,000 Fixed Penalty Notice for fly-tipping which has been paid in full.

In a separate incident in Newquay, a woman received a £500 Fixed Penalty Notice for fly-tipping after she was caught on CCTV dumping garden waste from her property in a children’s play park.

The CCTV footage showed the woman looking around to see if anyone was watching before making several trips to the play area with her garden waste. The offence took place in January. The £500 penalty has now been paid in full.

In both instances, failure to pay the Fixed Penalty Notice would have resulted in the matter going to court.

Councillor Thalia Marrington, cabinet member with responsibility for community safety and public health at Cornwall Council, said: “Cornwall is such a beautiful part of the world and we must all play our part in keeping it that way. There is no excuse for fly-tipping.

“Where we do have evidence of fly-tipping or littering, we will do our best to track down those responsible.”

If members of the public see someone fly-tipping or wish to report fly-tipped waste on council land, they can report it to the council at www.cornwall.gov.uk/rubbish-recycling-and-waste/street-cleaning/fly-tipping/