Thurnscoe resident prosecuted for fly-tipping

A Thurnscoe man has been prosecuted for fly-tipping waste on his own street.

Our neighbourhood wardens investigated reports of three leather sofas fly-tipped on King Street, Thurnscoe in August last year.

Luke Harrison, 43, of King Street, Thurnscoe, was identified as being the person responsible for the dumped waste.

Mr Harrison was found guilty of the offence on Thursday 27 February and was sentenced on Thursday 27 March to a conditional discharge for 2 years and fined £526.

This means that should Mr Harrison commit and be convicted of an offence in the next two years, he will be sentenced both for this offence and any new offence for which he is convicted.

Councillor Wendy Cain, Cabinet Spokesperson for Public Health and Communities, said:

“Fly-tipping remains a blight on our borough but this latest prosecution, fine and the conditional discharge imposed on the person responsible shows that we take fly-tipping incredibly seriously and we won’t tolerate it within our communities.

“With the help and support of the wider public, we will continue to identify and prosecute any offenders.

“I’d like to thank our wardens, the Safer Communities team and our litigation team for their help and hard work in this prosecution.”

If you witness fly-tipping or think someone may be dumping waste illegally, please report this on our website.