Ribble Valley farmer disqualified as councillor after environmental conviction
A RIBBLE Valley farmer convicted last month of environmental offences has been disqualified as a parish councillor. Hayden Fortune, of Pyethornes Farm, Wigglesworth, was elected parish councillor for Bolton-by-Bowland, Gisburn Forest and Sawley, Gisburn Forest Ward, in an un-contested election in May, 2023. In March, the 50-year old was sentenced at York Magistrates Court for…
