Three prosecuted in Thurnscoe for fly-tipping and waste breaches

The cases involved two separate incidents concerning household waste and fly-tipping in the area, leading to convictions at court.

Garden Waste and Breach of Notice

Georgia Brown, aged 27, and Martin Brown, aged 35, both of High Street, Thurnscoe, faced prosecution after failing to comply with a Community Protection Notice. The notice required them to clear an accumulation of waste and dog faeces from the rear garden of their property. Instead of clearing the site, the pair allowed further waste and dog faeces to build up.

Neither defendant attended the court hearing, and both were found guilty in their absence. Each received a fine of £440 alongside a victim surcharge of £176 and council costs of £338, bringing their individual financial penalty to £954.

Mattress Dumping Conviction

In a separate case, Luke Congreve, aged 30, of Windsor Crescent, Scunthorpe, admitted to depositing controlled waste illegally. Congreve pleaded guilty to dumping mattresses at Windsor Square in Thurnscoe without holding a valid waste management permit.

For the fly-tipping offence, Congreve was ordered to pay a fine of £500, a victim surcharge of £200, and £643 in costs, resulting in a total court bill of £1,343.

Councillor Sam Burdett, Cabinet spokesperson for Communities, praised the work of the council's Safer Communities and Litigation teams in securing the outcomes. The authority maintains that anyone engaging in illegal waste disposal will face investigation and prosecution as part of its zero-tolerance policy towards environmental crime.

Residents wishing to report instances of fly-tipping can do so by visiting the dedicated reporting page on the Barnsley Council website.