A 53-YEAR-OLD man from Dunamanagh was fined when he aapeared at the Magistrates Court for dumping waste.

Robert Scott (53) of 137 Berryhill Road, Ballaghalare, was fined £400 for breaches of waste management legislation.

Environment and Heritage Service officers investigated a field owned by Scott behind 137 Berryhill Road, Dunnamanagh on May 10, 2006 following reports of burning and tyres being deposited. Excavation of the site on the September 26 2006 uncovered 49 tyres from a variety of vehicles.

Robert Scott pleaded guilty to the waste charges and was fined £200 on each of two counts and court costs of £37. The charges related to the permitting the deposits of controlled waste to occur and the storage of controlled waste on land without a waste management license.