A farmer who hired diggers and builders to illegally rip out trees along a riverbank was yesterday jailed for 12 months. John Price, 68, claimed he stripped out trees and dredged a section of the ...

The court was shown photographs taken before and after the damage, which Mr Price admitted he did to the River Lugg A farmer hired diggers and bulldozers to illegally rip up trees and vegetation from ...

A farmer who hired diggers and bulldozers to illegally rip up trees along the banks of a river has been jailed for 12 months. John Price admitted seven charges of damaging a stretch of the River Lugg ...

A ROGUE farmer who turned a thriving river into a “lifeless” canal to “stop homes flooding” has been jailed. Multi-millionaire John Price, 68, illegally tore down trees and stripped the banks of the ...

John Price appeared on Thursday at Kidderminster Magistrates Court where he was sentenced to 12 months in prison, ordered to pay prosecution costs of £600,000 and disqualified from being a director of ...

A Herefordshire farmer who was jailed for causing damage to a protected river has defended his actions, insisting they helped prevent flooding to local properties and land. Several homes along the ...

The River's banks were dug up, a court heard. Credit: The Environment Agency. A farmer from Herefordshire has been sentenced to twelve months in prison after causing "destruction" to a 1.5km stretch ...

Volunteers have cleared 50 tonnes of rubbish from rivers in Herefordshire. During the 10-week campaign, litter was cleared from 100 miles (160km) of the River Lugg and the River Arrow. Farmer Tony ...

A law firm is eager to hear of people's experiences of a ban on new buildings near a border river. A building ban, primarily impacting the north of the county, was implemented since in 2019 by ...

Volunteers have cleared 50 tonnes of rubbish from rivers in Herefordshire. During the 10-week campaign, litter was cleared from 100 miles (160km) of the River Lugg and the River Arrow. Farmer Tony ...