Ten Things You Need to Know Today: 21 April 2023
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Should this farmer really have been sent to jail for damaging a riverbank?
John Pudge Price was jailed last week and is said to have used heavy machinery, including bulldozers and excavators, without consent, to dredge and re-profile a mile-long stretch of the Lugg.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Petition calls for appeal against court ruling after farmer's river works
Thousands of people have signed a petition in support of a farmer who was sentenced to prison after he dredged a mile-long stretch of the River Lugg.
Source: farminguk.com
Millionaire farmer jailed for 'ecological vandalism on an industrial scale' for bulldozing trees along riverbank
A millionaire farmer who destroyed the habitats of otters, kingfishers and trout as he illegally ripped out trees has been jailed for a year.
United Kingdom River Lugg John Price Feargal Sharkey Emma Johnson Ian Strongman At Kidderminster Magistrates Court
Source: independent.ie
Farmer jailed for dredging stretch of river 'to stop homes flooding'
John Price spent more than 200 hours removing gravel and silt from area of River Lugg, in Herefordshire, in late 2020
Source: telegraph.co.uk
Lawyers for John Price appeal farmer's 12-month jail sentence
Lawyers acting for Herefordshire farmer John Price have lodged an appeal against a judge’s decision to imprison the farmer for works he carried out along
Source: fwi.co.uk
Herefordshire farmer jailed for 'ecological vandalism' of River Lugg
Herefordshire farmer jailed for 'ecological vandalism' of River Lugg
United Kingdom River Lugg John Price Environment Agency Natural England Environment Agency District Judge Ian
Source: freshplaza.com
Farmer jailed for 12 months for damaging Herefordshire river
John Price jailed after admitting ‘wanton’ destruction of one of UK’s most unspoiled rivers
Source: theguardian.com
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Farmer jailed for 'wanton destruction' of stretch of Herefordshire river
John Price used diggers and bulldozers to illegally rip out trees along a 1.5km stretch of the protected River Lugg in Kingsland, Herefordshire. He claimed the works were to help prevent flooding to local properties.
Source: sky.com