FRIDGES, takeaway waste and settees form just some of trailer loads of rubbish recovered by the tidy team from a flytipping hotspot in Wombwell.

The back of the Burton building on Wombwell High Street has been a target for people looking to get rid of their unwanted waste for years.

But the South Barnsley Tidy Team, with the help of local councillors, Barnsley Council and the building owner Jacob Gerner, stepped in to put a stop to the problem.

** The full story appears in the Barnsley Chronicle, dated August 14. **