A County Durham man has been fined after he dumped waste in a lane behind his house.
Durham County Council took legal action against Steven Black, of Temperance Terrace in Ushaw Moor and he was ordered to pay £800 after he pleaded guilty to dumping waste on public land without an environmental permit.
A council neighbourhood warden had spotted ten black bags of waste in the yard of his house which they say 'had the potential to pose an environmental health risk'.
