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A farmer as been handed a 12-month prison sentence for dredging a mile-long stretch of the River Lugg.

A farmer who claimed he bulldozed a riverside beauty spot to protect homes from flooding has been jailed for environmental destruction.

A farmer who was accused of 'obliterating' riverside habitats after he dredged a mile-long stretch of the River Lugg has been handed a 12 month prison sentence.

HEREFORDSHIRE Wildlife (HWT) Trust says that a damaged stretch of the river Lugg must now be restored after John Prices conviction.

Neighbours say John Price was merely doing what farmers have always done in his area – protecting the land from flooding

John Price destroyed habitats and wildlife on an unspoiled stretch of the River Lugg.

HEREFORDSHIRE Wildlife (HWT) Trust say that a damaged stretch of the river Lugg must now be restored after John Prices conviction.

John Price, 68, claimed he stripped out trees and dredged a section of the River Lugg with an 18-tonne digger to protect residents of a nearby hamlet from a repeat of devastating flooding.

Natural England and Environment Agency see justice delivered for nature as landowner sentenced for destruction of part of the River Lugg in Herefordshire.

A wealthy farmer who hired diggers and bulldozers to illegally rip up trees and vegetation on a mile-long stretch of one of Britain’s most important salmon riv