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Pensioner dumps more than 7,000 tonnes of waste at Devon farm

The Environment Agency said Roger Baker had deposited the waste at a farm in Exeter but then failed to remove it after over five years

Chris Brayford
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The Environment Agency said Baker showed a 'flagrant disregard' for the environment in dumping thousands of tonnes of waste illegally
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The Environment Agency said Baker showed a 'flagrant disregard' for the environment in dumping thousands of tonnes of waste illegally

A pensioner has been convicted of dumping more than 7,000 tonnes of waste at a farm in Devon after 'ignoring' a court order to remove the waste. Roger Baker, 80, of Marsh Mill Court in Exeter, had been...

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