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Residents Fined For Dumping Rubbish

Tuesday September 11 2012

TWO Barnsley residents have been fined for fly-tipping after appearing before Magistrates Court.

Haley Bunney, 23, of Carlton Street, Grimethorpe, faced a charge of fly tipping after she had dumped her rubbish into the gardens of empty properties on Poplar Avenue, Goldthorpe.

When officers investigated, they also found that some of the waste dumped belonged to Tracey Beeley, 46, who said she paid Miss Bunney to take her waste away for her

Miss Bunney pleaded guilty and was fined £100. She was also ordered to pay £196.95 towards the council’s costs and a victim surcharge of £15 - a total of £311.95.

Miss Beeley was charged with a duty of care charge under the Environmental Protection Act. She received a conditional discharge for six months, and was ordered to pay £196.95 towards the council’s costs.

Council spokesman Coun Roy Miller said: “Fly tipping is a serious environmental offence; it makes areas look run down and uncared for, which can deter investment.

"It can be hazardous to health and a fire risk, and can attract more waste to an area. In this case the waste was dumped at empty privately owned properties on the same street.“

Reply Posted by adele on Tuesday September 11 2012 at 10:22

well at least it wont me this time i think that you need to crack darn n the people that go around with the vans and offer to take waste coz at the end a theday ya quick enough to get victims of these people in court but the people commiting the offence are not actually been dealt with.its discusting that ppl get a record for somet that was innocently done i am speaking from personal experience xxx

Reply Posted by samba on Tuesday September 11 2012 at 11:25

If you did the same Adele you should have gone to prison for awhile,think of the wildlife and would you like that dumped on you door step bet that would be a know

Reply Posted by Simon on Saturday September 15 2012 at 19:50

I think it's disgusting people spell disgusting with a c.

Reply Posted by guesty mcguest on Tuesday September 11 2012 at 11:04

Should have charged em more - one thing BMBC do really well is provide us with dumpits to get rid of the stuff that we don't want so there's no excuse.

Reply Posted by mick on Tuesday September 11 2012 at 11:20

Well i think the should send them to prison,these kind of people know what the doing,the have money for drink but not to to pay for it tipping disgusting i think

Reply Posted by Louise on Tuesday September 11 2012 at 11:43

Pmsl......unlucky lass. hahahahaha

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