A 27-year-old man has appeared in court after his rubbish was dumped with tonnes of other fly-tipped waste in a lay-by off Hewitt’s Avenue in Cleethorpes.
John Barton, of Normandy Road, Cleethorpes, appeared before magistrates on Friday, October 26 and pleaded guilty for using an unlicensed waste carrier.
Barton admitted the disposal of waste was his responsibility and that he had used a third party to clear it. He was sentenced to a six-month conditional discharge, a £20 victim surcharge and costs of £85.
Before and after photos of a separate incident at the previously rubbish-filled Cleethorpes lay-by. Photo: North East Lincolnshire Council
He had garden waste and a cardboard box with his address on dumped in the lay-by on or around February 7 this year and it was discovered among 80 tonnes of waste that had come from other homes and businesses.
Other fly-tipped waste included garden waste, tree cuttings, rubble, car parts, building materials, asbestos, carpets, doors, a fridge, black bags of domestic waste and loose domestic waste.
It cost the council £6,075 to remove all of the waste and clear the lay-by. There was an added cost of more than £5,000 to install temporary barriers to prevent more fly-tipping.
Portfolio holder for safer and stronger communities at North East Lincolnshire Council, councillor David Bolton, said: “We find time and again that people are being paid to get rid of waste and then dumping it illegally.
“This could be avoided if householders and businesses checked the credentials of those disposing of their waste.
“The simplest way to check whether a business is licensed to take waste is to ask them for their carrier licence number and then visit the Environment Agency’s waste carrier register and enter the details.
“Clearing the mess cost the council thousands of pounds. I am disappointed at the penalty given to the culprit. The huge cost to clear the fly-tipping is not reimbursed to the council or the tax payer.”
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Drivers in Lincoln will face nearly a fortnight of disruption when electrical works cause a road closure on Skellingthorpe Road from next week (July 11).
Western Power Distribution will install a new electricity connection for a new primary school on Skellingthorpe Road.
The county council has been constructing a new 130-place school on the site of the former Priory Witham Academy Junior School, which will be for St Christopher’s primary-aged pupils.
As a result, Skellingthorpe Road will be closed between Tritton Road and Boultham Park Road between July 11 and July 22.
This is to ensure the safety of engineers and local people while work is taking place.
A diversion will be put in place via Tritton Road, Doddington Road and Newark Road.
Western Power Distribution said: “We apologise for any inconvenience caused while we complete this essential new connection.”
We are investigating a road traffic collision which happened just after 5pm today.
The crash happened on the A15 just south of Waddington and involved a black Peugeot 208 that collided with a tree. The driver of the car, a 56-year-old male, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The A15 was closed just before 6pm and is likely to remain closed for some time.
We are particularly keen to hear from those who were driving along the A15 this afternoon between 4pm and 5:10pm and may have captured dashcam footage of the road during the collision.
If you have dashcam footage or any other information that will assist in our enquiries, there are a number of ways you can get in touch.
By calling 101 quoting incident 285 of 4 July.
By emailing [email protected] quoting incident 285 of 4 July in the subject line.
If you wish to remain anonymous, you can report via the independent charity CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111 or online.
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