A fly-tipper who dumped items including a mattress, the base of a bed and a mirror in a road in Puxton, has been fined thanks to an observant local resident.

35 year Jeffrey Hughes, from North Petherton, was spotted collecting the rubbish in a truck and leaving it in Puxton Lane - and then followed, allowing his details to be passed on to council officials.

He pleaded guilty to fly-tipping and has been ordered to pay eighteen-hundred pounds.