by theEHP | Apr 27, 2011 | Environmental Protection
A North Devon farmer has been ordered to pay £23,190 in fines and costs for depositing controlled waste without a permit. In the case brought by the Environment Agency, Peter Willes, of Higher Alminstone Farm in Woolsery, Bideford, Devon, pleaded guilty to three...
by theEHP | Apr 26, 2011 | Environmental Protection
St Regis Paper Company Ltd, one of Europe’s largest paper recyclers, was ordered to pay nearly £500,000 after committing environmental breaches that included misleading the Environment Agency. Exeter Crown Court was told records were falsified about effluent...
by theEHP | Apr 21, 2011 | Environmental Protection
Drainage company fined almost £56,000 for the unlawful depositing and disposal of liquid waste. A drainage company from Longridge, Preston were fined almost £56,000 for the unlawful depositing and disposal of liquid waste – the first ever prosecution of this type in...
by theEHP | Apr 21, 2011 | Environmental Protection
Environment Agency Wales has announced it is likely to grant Anglesey EcoParc Mon an environmental permit for the proposed anaerobic digestion waste treatment plant at Bodffordd. The permit will make sure that the plant conforms to the highest possible environmental...
by theEHP | Apr 19, 2011 | Environmental Protection
A man was sentenced to a 12 week custodial sentence, suspended for 12 months at Newcastle Crown Court for repeatedly illegally storing and dismantling old cars. On 21 March 2011, John Dawson (66) of Vine Street, Wallsend pleaded guilty to three offences brought by the...
by theEHP | Apr 19, 2011 | Environmental Protection
Heineken was fined £1500 for breaching its permit and £800 on failing to notify the Environment Agency of the breach, without delay. The company was also ordered to pay costs of £8,225 to the Environment Agency which brought the case. The court heard that Heineken’s...
