A CONGRESBURY man has been fined thousands of pounds after admitting fly tipping in Puxton.

Lee Wells, 23, of Moorland Park, admitted permitting fly tipping at Puxton Lane and also depositing controlled waste on other land in North Somerset.

Mr Wells was fined £2,000 for these offences and ordered to pay prosecution costs, victim surcharge and clean-up costs bringing the total to £3,629.

North Somerset Magistrates Court heard that Mr Wells traded as L Wells Tree and Garden Services providing a waste removal service as well as topping, pruning, shaping and felling of trees.

On January 14, a North Somerset Council area officer found rubbish dumped in Puxton Lane. The waste was on the highway so could have caused an accident.

The rubbish was traced back to one of Mr Wells' customers who had paid him to remove it.

Mr Wells accepted that he was responsible for what had happened to the waste and also admitted using other land in the district to deposit waste.