Hundreds of tyres left in lay-by

It was the fourth time this year that the lay-by has been used to dump tyres

Hundreds of tyres have been found dumped in a lay-by in the Scottish Borders for the fourth time this year.

Scottish Borders Council said clean-up operations at the site at Soutra on the A68 had cost it about £1,300.

A total of 323 tyres - nearly 50 of them from lorries - were left piled up in the lay-by in the latest incident.

Supt Douglas Forsyth of Lothian and Borders Police said they would do all they could to assist the council in catching the culprits.

Councillor Len Wyse said: "These incidents seem to be happening more frequently.

"They are costing the Scottish tax payer £11m-a-year and wasting council resources."

He urged anyone with any information to contact the Dumb Dumpers phone line on 0845 2 30 40 90.