Farmer Sentenced for Dumping Waste at Beauty Spot

UK Gov

A North Yorkshire farmer is sentenced for allowing waste to be dumped on his land following Environment Agency prosecution.

A North Yorkshire farmer who allowed thousands of tonnes of waste to be dumped on his land in a Yorkshire beauty spot has been handed a suspended prison sentence and ordered to clear the eyesore.

Following an investigation by the Environment Agency, Hayden Fortune, 50, of Pyethornes Farm, Wigglesworth, Skipton, was sentenced at York Magistrates' Court on Thursday 26 March after previously pleading guilty to operating an illegal waste site.

The court heard the large-scale waste dump was first reported to the Environment Agency in May 2024 and when officers attended they found the smelly site had large amounts of shredded plastic, metals, electrical items and aerosols.

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