A Wright old mess
A woman from Sheriff Hill must pay nearly £1,000 after two incidents of fly tipping where vehicles registered in her name were used.
Alexandria Wright, 34, from The Avenue in Deckham, Gateshead, was asked to attend Gateshead Civic Centre to answer questions about three fly tipping incidents on South Shore Road, Baltic Road and Stoneygate Road, in the north west corner of Gateshead near the River Tyne.
When she did not attend the interview, enforcement officers took forward a prosecution of Ms Wright and the case was heard at South Tyneside magistrates court on Tuesday 11 March.
The defendant did not attend court and the magistrate found her guilty in her absence of an offence under Section 108 of the Environment Act 1995.
Items dumped included household waste, cardboard and garden rubbish.
The court hear that two different vehicles were involved in the two offences, and both were registered to Ms Wright's home address. One was a white Ford Transit flat bed truck, registration ND53 OAC. The van did not have a valid MOT or insurance certificate.
The second vehicle was also a white Ford Transit, registration TF07 SCW.
Both vehicles were captured on the council's high definition CCTV cameras which can identify registration plates at a significant distance away.
Wright was fined £660 for the two offences, and must also pay £288 in costs, making £948 in total.
Councillor Angela Douglas, Chair of the Community Safety Board at Gateshead Council, said: "We are very serious about tackling fly tipping in Gateshead. We are putting more resources into investigations and prosecutions and - as this case makes clear - we can pursue all those involved in this crime, not just those proven to be in the vehicle at the time.
"Our officers are also taking part in the Great British Spring Clean currently, to show how seriously we take cleanliness, and we want all residents to help us make Gateshead cleaner, greener and more welcoming."
Home owners are reminded to only use reputable, registered companies for waste disposal, and companies should be able to prove they dispose of all waste legally.
Gateshead Council has been supporting the Great British Spring Clean which runs until this Sunday, 6 April.
We have supported a range of activities across Gateshead, and if you want to get involved yourself, you can visit the campaign website (opens new window) and sign up.
A woman from Sheriff Hill must pay nearly £1,000 after two incidents of fly tipping where vehicles registered in her name were used.
Alexandria Wright, 34, from The Avenue in Deckham, Gateshead, was asked to attend Gateshead Civic Centre to answer questions about three fly tipping incidents on South Shore Road, Baltic Road and Stoneygate Road, in the north west corner of Gateshead near the River Tyne.
When she did not attend the interview, enforcement officers took forward a prosecution of Ms Wright and the case was heard at South Tyneside magistrates court on Tuesday 11 March.
The defendant did not attend court and the magistrate found her guilty in her absence of an offence under Section 108 of the Environment Act 1995.
Items dumped included household waste, cardboard and garden rubbish.
The court hear that two different vehicles were involved in the two offences, and both were registered to Ms Wright's home address. One was a white Ford Transit flat bed truck, registration ND53 OAC. The van did not have a valid MOT or insurance certificate.
The second vehicle was also a white Ford Transit, registration TF07 SCW.
Both vehicles were captured on the council's high definition CCTV cameras which can identify registration plates at a significant distance away.
Wright was fined £660 for the two offences, and must also pay £288 in costs, making £948 in total.
Councillor Angela Douglas, Chair of the Community Safety Board at Gateshead Council, said: "We are very serious about tackling fly tipping in Gateshead. We are putting more resources into investigations and prosecutions and - as this case makes clear - we can pursue all those involved in this crime, not just those proven to be in the vehicle at the time.
"Our officers are also taking part in the Great British Spring Clean currently, to show how seriously we take cleanliness, and we want all residents to help us make Gateshead cleaner, greener and more welcoming."
Home owners are reminded to only use reputable, registered companies for waste disposal, and companies should be able to prove they dispose of all waste legally.
Gateshead Council has been supporting the Great British Spring Clean which runs until this Sunday, 6 April.
We have supported a range of activities across Gateshead, and if you want to get involved yourself, you can visit the campaign website (opens new window) and sign up.
