Ooh, you can't do that!

A small village in Derbyshire has traditionally built a bonfire on waste ground to celebrate Guy Fawkes Night.  Residents say that this has been done for at least the last twenty years with no problem.  But this year, the council have moved in and dismantled the bonfire and cordoned the area off.  I know what you're thinking - health and safety, right?  Well no, not this time - the council say that the bonfire amounts to fly-tipping, and in any event is illegal as no application has been made for a licence to hold such an event!  Where do they find these idiots?