Herefordshire Council is warning that fly-tipping is not an option for county residents this Christmas. Herefordshire Council Trading Standards Service manager, David Hough, said: “ It is the most important time of the year to plan in advance how you are going to dispose of your waste safely and avoid the pitfalls that can lead to prosecution for improper waste disposal. “Not only is fly tipping damaging to the environment and an unsightly blight on our beautiful county, but you will be prosecuted. The council has worked to ensure everybody has a number of easy and effective ways to dispose of Christmas waste, so please make use of these.”
A ROGUE trader has been handed a suspended sentence after admitting charges relating to work done at homes in Herefordshire and unfair trading practices. Builder Gerald James Smith, of Credenhill, was sentenced to 32 weeks imprisonment, suspended for two years, ordered to carry out 200 hours unpaid work and pay £7200 in court costs. The 53-year-old director of GJS Carpentry and Building Contractors Ltd, had pleaded guilty to three charges, one involving false use of the Guild of Master Craftsmen logo on his vans, website, paperwork and on an advertisement sign. Smith’s membership of the Guild had been terminated in 2018 due to failure to engage over complaints.