Herefordshire farmer who dredged River Lugg sentenced again

A Herefordshire mixed farmer who was sent to prison last year after he dredged a mile-long stretch of the River Lugg has been sentenced again.

John Price, 69, who farms near Leominster, pleaded guilty on Wednesday 31 January to illegally felling a large area of woodland, including some trees that were around 50 years old.

Forestry Commission agents attended the site in February 2022 following a report than men with heavy machinery were clearing an area in woodland around Ryelands Farm in Ludlow.

The men said they were working on behalf of Mr Price and denied knowing they needed a licence to fell the trees.