A MAN who dumped bags of household waste along a country lane in Broughton has been ordered to pay over £800.

Mark Cooper discarded the waste in October last year along Roman Road.

The rubbish consisted of drinks cartons, food packaging and other materials all left in black bin bags.

At Basingstoke Magistrates' Court on April Cooper, of Lockerley, pleaded guilty to fly-tipping.

Magistrates ordered Cooper to pay a £320 fine, £500 in court costs and a £32 victim surcharge.

A spokesperson from the council’s environmental services team, said: “This is a selfish crime that unfortunately, costs all residents when we have to clear it up. I am very pleased therefore that officers have been able to find the man responsible in this instance.

“I really hope the message gets through that we simply will not accept this. If a case is reported to us, we investigate it thoroughly to discover evidence and use that to prosecute if we are able to. No case will go unnoticed and this latest court success is proof of that.”