Woman prosecuted for a second time for dumping waste

A WOMAN has been prosecuted for a second time for dumping  her household waste in the exact same spot in an alleyway in Ashton.

Sarah Audin of Poplars Road, Stalybridge, pleaded guilty at Tameside Magistrates’ Court on Friday 19 September 2025  for flytipping waste to the rear of Kings Road and Kenworthy Avenue, Ashton.

Ms Audin was previously prosecuted for littering in the same alleyway on 4 January 2023. On that occasion she said that she had left a bin bag on top of her bin.

The court heart that on this second occasion, on 31 July 2023, she dumped household waste including several bin bags and old furniture in the same alleyway, to the rear of Kings Road and Kenworthy Avenue, Ashton – she was living at Kings Road at the time of the offence.

Tameside Council served her a fixed penalty notice for the offence of fly tipping and she was written to on two further occasions but all correspondence was ignored.

In 2024, Ms Audin failed to attend court and a warrant was issued for her arrest. Ms Audin attended court on 8 September 2024 and pleaded not guilty. A trial was arranged for 19 September 2025, however on the day she changed her plea to guilty.

The court ordered her to pay a total of £1305 including  a £432 fine,  £200 clean up costs, £500 prosecution costs and a £173 victim surcharge.

Tameside Council Executive Member Cllr Laura Boyle said: “There is no excuse to flytipping, it’s a criminal offence and is a blight on our communities, with offenders showing no care for the local community or environment.

“I know that most people take pride in their homes and local areas and dispose of their waste responsibly. Where people don’t - and where we find evidence - we will always take enforcement action against them on behalf of the local community. In this case I hope the person involved is finally understanding now that flytipping is not acceptable and there are consequences to the crime.”