Farmer jailed for 12 months for damaging Herefordshire river

John Price jailed after admitting wanton' destruction of one of UK's most unspoiled rivers

A farmer has been jailed for the worst case of riverside destruction" seen by environmental authorities after ripping up 1.5km of the River Lugg in Herefordshire, wrecking the habitats of otters, kingfishers, trout and salmon.

Following the first prosecution under the farming rules for water legislation, John Price was jailed for 12 months, ordered to pay prosecution costs of 600,000 and disqualified from being a director of a limited company for three years after admitting seven charges related to his wanton" destruction of one of the country's most unspoiled rivers.