The Environment Agency 's contractors prepare to clear 35,000 tonnes of illegally dumped rubbish.

Contractors who will clear up 35,000 tonnes of dumped waste from a Kent woodland have been appointed.

The waste from illegal fly-tipping in Hoads Wood, near Ashford, covers a 100x60m area and is 4m deep in some spots.

Campaigners had threatened the Environment Agency with legal action in August unless they urgently cleared the site following a ministerial directive in May.