AS the warm weather appears, so does the rubbish. With many doing a spring clean and declutter, the rural countryside takes a hit. Many roadsides, beauty-spots and out-of-the-way areas are suffering visually and physically from the increasing blight of illegal dumping. Not only does the dumping damages the physical appeal of the rural areas effected, but […]
Garrison couple pay back £80,000 in dumping case
A GARRISON couple who were convicted in 2006 of keeping an estimated 4,500 tonnes of domestic rubbish on their 65-acre farm, have now paid back £80,000 in fines in lieu of confiscation of their property. This was stated at Omagh Crown Court, sitting in Belfast, last week by a defence barrister who successfully applied […]