The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
Two men face big fly-tipping bills after being taken to court by the district council.
Jordan Hughes of Queens Street, Sutton Bridge, pleaded guilty at Boston Magistrates Court for offences relating to a fly tip on Marsh Road, Gedney Drove End in June 2018.
Hughes, who appeared in court on Monday, employed a non-registered carrier to remove waste items for him, which were subsequently fly-tipped. He refused to disclose the details of this person to assist in the investigation.
Hughes was charged under two sections of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 – Section 34 for the employment of a non-registered carrier and Section 108 for failure to assist in an investigation.
He was ordered to pay a fine of £100, legal costs of £495.53 and a victim surcharge of £30. The total amount payable was £625.53.
On Monday, November 19, Jordan Cooper, of Bells Bridge, Holbeach St Johns appeared before Boston Magistrates Court for offences relating to a fly-tip on Quadring Fen in March 2018, where after advertising as a waste remover, he was paid to remove household waste from a property in Donington, and subsequently fly tipped it.
At court he entered an early guilty plea and was charged with breaching Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act and not being a registered waste carrier.
The court fined him £1,066, with a victim surcharge of £106 and ordered him to pay the costs of £515.18, making a total payable of £1,687.18.
Coun Roger Gambba-Jones, South Holland District Council portfolio holder for place, said after the case: “Fly-tipping simply will not and cannot be tolerated in South Holland, and it is always great when we are able to catch and successfully prosecute those responsible for blighting our towns, villages and countryside.”
To report any fly-tipping in the district, visit www.sholland.gov.uk/reportit
