Farm Fined for Diesel Discharge

A Darlington farming company was fined over £10,000 yesterday (4 June 2003) after admitting breaking environmental laws.

Manners Farms Ltd of Thornton Hall, Staindrop Road, High Coniscliffe, Darlington were today fined by Bishop Auckland Magistrates Court following a 'category one' incident last year.

On 27 June 2002 a strong smell of diesel was reported near the site of an abstraction pump on the River Tees. The pump was being used by Manner Farms Ltd to irrigate potato fields in the vi... (316 more words)

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