A woman has been fined and taken to court after she was caught fly-tipping at a former County Durham pub.  

A female from Fencehouses, Houghton Le Spring has been prosecuted for failure to assist with a fly tip at Chilton Country Pub.
The female did not attend court, but the magistrates agreed to hear the matter in their absence.

The court heard that on August 9, 2022, a Neighbourhood Warden noticed a fly tip at the Chilton Country Pub.

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Evidence was found in the waste and a contact letter was sent to the defendant.

She did not reply and so on September 14, 2022, a Section 108 Notice was sent to the defendant requiring her to assist us in providing information.

The interview was arranged to take place on September 29, 2022 however they failed to attend or contact the council.

The Northern Echo: Following the case, people have been taking to social media to call the fly-tipping 'destructive' and 'horrific' - and branding the perpetrator 'shameful'. Following the case, people have been taking to social media to call the fly-tipping 'destructive' and 'horrific' - and branding the perpetrator 'shameful'.  (Image: NORTHERN ECHO)

The defendant's failure to assist in this investigation means that a significant fly-tip, a deliberate deposit in a quiet countryside area has gone unanswered and the local authority has not been able to identify the perpetrator.

The case was proven and the defendant has been ordered to pay a total of £1232 in costs.

Following the case, people have been taking to social media to call the fly-tipping 'destructive' and 'horrific' - and branding the perpetrator 'shameful'.