A barrister is facing prosecution by the Environment Agency for pulling rubbish out of a local river. Paul Powlesland, 40, and a group of volunteers took matters into their own hands to clear a section of the River Roding in Barking, East London.
Paul Powlesland, 40, and a group of volunteers filled over 200 bags of rubbish from the River Roding in Barking, East London.
The group hired a digger for £1,000 and filled over 200 bags of rubbish including packaging, needles, domestic appliances and even weapons. However, shortly after the clean-up, Paul received a letter from the Environment Agency (EA) notifying him he was under investigation for operating without a licence.
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