00:00Access to an illegal waste site in Old Swarland has been blocked after reports of dumping and fires.
00:06The Environment Agency says a court order now bans anyone from taking waste there.
00:11Concrete blocks have been installed to stop vehicles entering the land in Northumberland.
00:16Officials say investigations are continuing into suspected dumping and burning over recent months.
00:23The order was granted at Bedlington Magistrates Court and will remain in place for six months.
00:29The agency says a man previously received a suspended prison sentence following earlier offences at the same site.
00:36It warns waste crime harms communities, damages the environment and undermines businesses and landowners.
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