A COUPLE from Selby have been ordered to pay court costs of £472.50 after they pleaded guilty to fly-tipping.

Steven Butler, 25, and Lucy Burder, 26, of Kitchener Street, admitted dumping a large amount of household rubbish to the rear of houses in Buller Street and Kitchener Street between December 2012 and January 2013.

Selby District Council investigated the offence, and the pair appeared before York Magistrates Court on Tuesday, where they were given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay joint court costs.

A spokesman for Selby District Council said: “The council is committed to tackling fly-tipping because we know it’s an issue you’re concerned about.

“We investigate every case reported to us and this is just the latest prosecution we’re brought as part of our work to help protect the local environment.”