Failing to check that waste was being disposed of by a licensed carrier has cost a man almost £1,000 after his rubbish was found dumped. Phillip Doughty, of Fundrey Road, Walsoken, gave goods to a man who he said had agreed a deal to take the waste for free as it included scrap metal that he could sell. The rubbish, including a vacuum cleaner, gas cylinder, wood and cardboard, was found last summer on land next to Walsoken Road in Marshland St James. Officers from West Norfolk Council’s clean neighbourhood enforcement team launched an investigation, which led them to Doughty. He told the offic…
