{"id":1049,"date":"2026-05-21T08:42:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesssinglesmeet.com\/?p=1049"},"modified":"2026-05-26T16:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:01:15","slug":"man-arrested-in-connection-with-illegal-waste-site-on-kings-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/businesssinglesmeet.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/man-arrested-in-connection-with-illegal-waste-site-on-kings-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested in connection with illegal waste site on King\u2019s Estate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-beyondwords-marker=\"dc562319-bdb2-470c-9c5b-a150701e5a13\" data-beyondwords-player=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-612741 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"King&#039;s Estate\" width=\"860\" height=\"516\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.circularonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/644314193_1326385752853174_341099741277807062_n-1.webp?resize=860%2C516&amp;ssl=1\"><\/h4>\n<h4>A man from Birmingham has been arrested in connection with an illegal waste site on the land owned by the King\u2019s Estate.<\/h4>\n<p>The 58-year-old man was arrested for environmental, fraud and money laundering offences related to multiple illegal dumps across England, not only the site in Wigan, partly owned by the King.<\/p>\n<p>Ian Crewe, Area Director for Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire at the Environment Agency, said the arrest was a vital step in collecting new evidence.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-tonne illegal waste dump on Bolton House Road in Bickershaw, Wigan, is spread across land owned by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.circularonline.co.uk\/news\/site-closed-amid-investigation-into-illegal-waste-activity-on-kings-estate\/\">Wigan Council and the Duchy of Lancaster<\/a>, the King\u2019s private estate.<\/p>\n<p>Under environmental regulations, landowners are typically responsible for clearing waste that has been illegally dumped on their site.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Duchy, which inherited the land due to an ancient law, said it is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.circularonline.co.uk\/news\/kings-estate-denies-responsibility-for-clearing-large-scale-illegal-waste-site\/\">exempt from regulatory obligations<\/a> as the estate did not inherit any liabilities attached to the property.<\/p>\n<p>As part of its Waste Crime Action Plan, the government has committed to funding the clean-up of the site, along with two other dumps in Sheffield and Lancashire, at the taxpayer\u2019s expense.<\/p>\n<p>Environment Agency Chief Executive Phillip Duffy told a House of Lords committee that the government has committed \u00a365 million towards the clearance operations.<\/p>\n<p>The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said officials had recently met with local residents to discuss the clean-up plans and carry out further assessments.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0government is currently working to appoint contractors to carry out the waste clearance operation.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.circularonline.co.uk\/news\/man-arrested-in-connection-with-illegal-waste-site-on-kings-estate\/\">Man arrested in connection with illegal waste site on King\u2019s Estate<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.circularonline.co.uk\">Circular Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 A man from Birmingham has been arrested in connection with an illegal waste site 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