Sofa and household waste dump lands Frenchay fly-tipper with £1,000 fine View Image

A Bristol fly-tipper has been fined nearly £1,000 after his sofa and household waste were dumped on a popular footpath. Ronald Shaw appeared at Bristol Magistrates' Court after being prosecuted by South Gloucestershire Council.

He was found guilty of failing his householder duty of care regarding waste, and handed a £120 fine, ordered to pay costs of £770 and a victim surcharge of £48, making a total of £938.

The court heard that on April 5 this year, a fly-tip was discovered at the end of Coldharbour Farm Lane in Wick, South Gloucestershire, at the point where the lane becomes a bridleway, a scenic rural area enjoyed by ramblers and horse riders. The path was completely by a dumped sofa, soft furnis

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