Three Fly-tippers from Hull and Bridlington Prosecuted for Dumping Rubbish

A man and a woman from Hull and a man from Bridlington have together been ordered to pay more than £4,000 by a court for dumping rubbish in the East Riding

Iain Macleod of Chartwell Gardens, Hull, Bianca Curt of Folkstone Street, Hull, and Steven Noble of George Street, Bridlington, all pleaded guilty to fly-tipping offences when they appeared before Beverley magistrates on Wednesday 6 November.

In the cases, a bicycle, a shopping trolley, door mats, clothing rails, a mop and bags of rubbish were left to litter the side of roads in Beverley, Boynton and Wetwang.

Carl Skelton, director of streetscene services at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said:

“This rubbish was thoughtlessly dumped on roadsides in the East Riding and we won’t tolerate fly-tipping, when we have easy ways of disposing and recycling this waste in a legal manner.

“Thanks to residents for continuing to report incidents like this to us. We continue investigate all fly-tipping and take action when we can.”

Iain Macleod of Chartwell Gardens, Hull, pleaded guilty to two offences of fly-tipping when he appeared at Beverley Magistrates’ Court, after he was caught in the acts in video footage.

Macleod was fined a total of £800 and was ordered to pay £615.67 costs and a £320 victim surcharge.

The court heard Macleod had stopped in a layby on the A1079 near Beverley in a work vehicle and dumped a bicycle, door mats, a bag of green waste and several clothes rails on 8 December last year.

In a second offence a few days later, Macleod stopped at the same layby in his work vehicle and dumped a mop and a barbell bar on 14 December last year.

On both occasions video footage of the offences was obtained by the streetscene enforcement team at East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

Wheelie bins are provided in every layby along the A1079 with clear messages telling people not to leave rubbish on the ground and to use the bins provided.

Bianca Curt of Folkstone Street, Hull, pleaded guilty to fly-tipping in Malton Road, Wetwang, when she attended the court.

Curt was fined £500 and was ordered to pay £491.15 costs and a £200 victim surcharge.

The court heard streetscene enforcement officers from the council discovered bags of household waste in Malton Road, Wetwang, on 27 February last year.

Following an investigation, the waste was traced back to Curt, who admitted the offence.

Steven Noble, of George Street, Bridlington, pleaded guilty to two counts of failing in his duty of care to ensure waste was disposed of legally when he appeared at the court.

Noble was fined a total of £160 and was ordered to pay £982.30 costs and a £64 victim surcharge.

The court heard streetscene enforcement officers from the council first found bags of household waste left in brambles at the side of the road in Sands Lane, Boynton, on 24 April last year.

In a second incident, the officers found a shopping trolley, bags of household waste, cardboard and garden waste on Woldgate, between Boynton and Bridlington, on 23 June last year.

Following investigations, the waste was traced back to Noble. Regarding the April offence, he told the court he paid someone to take his rubbish away.

The Council says that residents are responsible for disposing of their own waste properly and legally by using household wheelie bins provided or by taking larger items to their local household waste recycling site.

Anyone caught fly-tipping in the East Riding could be ordered to pay a fixed penalty of up to £1,000 or the case could be taken to court, where they face an unlimited fine or even imprisonment.

For more information or to report any fly-tipping or suspicious activity to the council, contact 01482 393939 or at www.eastriding.gov.uk/fly-tipping

People are asked not to touch any fly-tipped waste or approach anyone they see fly-tipping.

To find your nearest household waste recycling site visit www.eastriding.gov.uk/recycling