​THE trial of a Cleethorpes businessman, accused of driving at an animal rights protester, is due to start today.

Bernard Bale, who runs The Jungle Zoo in Cleethorpes, is charged with dangerous driving in the Boating Lake car park on April 12 last year.

The trial, which takes place at Doncaster Crown Court, is expected to last three days.

Keep reading your Grimsby Telegraph for the latest on the trial.