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THE owner of a moorland reservoir gave the go ahead for waste to be dumped on the site – right in front of Environment Agency officers telling him…
A MAN has admitted using an ex-reservoir site at a Baildon beauty spot to illegally dump construction waste.
Two men have been prosecuted after photographs and videos found on a mobile and social media account highlighted illegal fishing activity.
As part of a joint investigation with Northumbria Police, the offenders were found guilty of using unlicensed nets.
Two men fined for poaching in Northumberland Two men have been fined hundreds of pounds for poaching with an illegal fishing net in a Northumberland river. From: The recovered gill net and some of the dead fish. David Moore, 30, of Staffen Court, Amble, and Adam Nyberg, 39, of Leslie Drive, Amble, were both charged with illegally fishing for salmon and sea trout with a gill net in the river Coquet near Amble. They pleaded guilty when they appeared at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 20 May. They were both fined £500, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £50, and the ...