AN ANTI-BLOODSPORTS campaigner who allegedly disrupted grouse shooting on moors in the Bradford district will now have his case heard later this month.
Luke Steele, 25, faces three charges of obstructing people engaged in a lawful activity by trespassing on land used by the Bingley Moor Partnership grouse shoot.
The case was due to go ahead at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court yesterday, but was adjourned until February 24.
The charges against Steele, of Woodside View, Burley, Leeds, relate to three dates at the start of last summer’s shooting season.
He is accused of trespassing on Hog Hills on Bingley Moor on August 13, Castle Drive on Burley Moor on August 15, and Keighley Gate on Bingley and Morton Moor on August 21.
On each occasion, he is alleged to have walked towards the guns, causing the shoot to be stopped for safety reasons.
He is also accused of intimidating those taking part by filming and taking photos. Steele is a spokesman for the Ban Bloodsports on Ilkley Moor group, which is campaigning for grouse shooting to be axed on the land.
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