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Herefordshire farmer John Price jailed for damaging protected River Lugg
Date of alert:
Wednesday, 3 May 2023
Crime Ref:
Force:
West Mercia Police
A Herefordshire potato, beef and cereal farmer has been jailed for 12 months for damaging a protected stretch of the River Lugg.
John Price, 68, has also been disqualified from acting as a company director for three years.
The Environment Agency estimated Mr Price caused £600,000 worth of damage after he used a bulldozer to reprofile the river and its banks in Kingsland, near Leominster.
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