Fly tipper fined
A man caught fly tipping has had to pay over £400 in fines and costs after Gateshead Council took legal action against him.
David Fields, age 31 from Combe Drive, Lemington, Newcastle Upon Tyne, has been fined £220 and has to pay a further £200 in costs after dumping waste from his mother's home on council land at the southern end of Maiden Lane, close to Woodside Lane near Crawcrook.
The offence in March this year saw a transit van load of waste dumped, including a divan bed frame, carpet, cardboard boxes, black bin bags and household waste.
Our officers found various pieces of correspondence relating to a woman called Deborah Fields.
In questioning her, Ms Fields told us her son David had arranged for the disposal of the waste.
He failed to attend a hearing at the Civic Centre, and was found guilty by Magistrates in his absence of fly tipping under Section 108 and Section 110 (2a) of The Environment Act 1995.
Anneliese Hutchinson, interim strategic director for Economy, Innovation and Growth at Gateshead Council, said: "We will take action whenever we find fly tipping spoiling our area.
"There are too many selfish people polluting our environment, when we have waste and recycling sites available to dispose of waste properly.
"We also have powers to seize the vehicles of those committing serious offences and we will always pursue such action when it makes sense."
A man caught fly tipping has had to pay over £400 in fines and costs after Gateshead Council took legal action against him.
David Fields, age 31 from Combe Drive, Lemington, Newcastle Upon Tyne, has been fined £220 and has to pay a further £200 in costs after dumping waste from his mother's home on council land at the southern end of Maiden Lane, close to Woodside Lane near Crawcrook.
The offence in March this year saw a transit van load of waste dumped, including a divan bed frame, carpet, cardboard boxes, black bin bags and household waste.
Our officers found various pieces of correspondence relating to a woman called Deborah Fields.
In questioning her, Ms Fields told us her son David had arranged for the disposal of the waste.
He failed to attend a hearing at the Civic Centre, and was found guilty by Magistrates in his absence of fly tipping under Section 108 and Section 110 (2a) of The Environment Act 1995.
Anneliese Hutchinson, interim strategic director for Economy, Innovation and Growth at Gateshead Council, said: "We will take action whenever we find fly tipping spoiling our area.
"There are too many selfish people polluting our environment, when we have waste and recycling sites available to dispose of waste properly.
"We also have powers to seize the vehicles of those committing serious offences and we will always pursue such action when it makes sense."
