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Steve Cavannagh threw waste into the grounds of Daisy Bank, a former residential care home in Higher Broughton Simon Taylor dumped two loads of rubbish at a Chat Moss beauty spot





Posted by Editor on 23rd July 2009 at 02:09 PM
Fly tippers pay heavy price
Two Salford men paid a heavy price for fly-tipping when they appeared separately at Salford Magistrates Court this week.

Simon Taylor dumped two loads of rubbish at a beauty spot while Steve Cavannagh threw waste into the grounds of a former residential care home in Higher Broughton.

Taylor, 23, unemployed, of Hawk Road, Irlam, pleaded guilty to dumping 12 sacks of rubbish, a gas container, an ironing board and a toilet at two locations on Chat Moss last November.

He was given a 12 month conditional discharge and ordered to pay prosecution costs of £855 and a £15 victim surcharge.

The court heard that Salford Council's environmental crime team found nine of the sacks at Twelve Yard Road and the other three about a mile away at Cutnook Lane.

They contained garden, building and decorating waste and nearby were an ironing board and a toilet pan. After being identified as a suspect, Taylor was interviewed and admitted taking the waste in his car to be dumped.

Cavannagh, 31, self employed, of Pendlebury Road, Swinton, pleaded guilty to fly-tipping 12 plastic pallets, household items and bin bags in the grounds of Daisy Bank, Great Cheetham Street East, Higher Broughton, last January.

The bags contained household and office waste, clothing, ceiling tiles and building and decorating waste. Some were ripped open by animals and giving off a stench and two large rats were seen.

The court heard that Daisy Bank was empty and boarded up but has planning permission for conversion into a synagogue.

Its owner, Yisreal Horowitz, of Waterpark Road, Broughton, was interviewed by the environmental crime team and said he had not given permission for Cavannagh or anyone else to dump rubbish there.

Cavannagh said in an interview that the rubbish came from an office in Grecian Street, Lower Broughton, that he had been clearing out for a friend.

He was fined £100 and ordered to pay £250 towards prosecution costs and a £15 victim surcharge.

Councillor Joe Murphy, Salford Council lead member for environment, said: "We hope these prosecutions serve as a warning to others that fly-tipping is a very serious offence whether on a remote country lane or in the city.

"It will not be tolerated and we will endeavour to catch those people who show disregard for their communities and the environment."
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Report as offensive or innapropriate Comment by Barney Gumball LLB (Hons) ( member )  24th July 2009
Brilliant result. That should teach them a lesson and send out a warning to anybody else who is thinking of flytipping in Salford... take it to the tip!

Report as offensive or innapropriate Comment by Guest  24th July 2009
EXCELLENT STORY. IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME I'VE READ THAT SALFORD COUNCIL HAVE PROSECUTED A FLY-TIPPER. WHEN WILL THESE ANTISOCIAL CRIMINALS LEARN? GOOD JOB. I LOOK FORWARD TO READING ABOUT YOUR NEXT PROSECUTION. I AGREE WITH THE PREVIOUS COMMENT. WELL DONE AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

Report as offensive or innapropriate Comment by Guest  24th July 2009
Well done Salford City Council. Keep up the good work.

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