Miller Food and Wine Limited, located in Maidstone, was fined a total of £62,000 after pleading guilty to 10 fire safety offences. The company was prosecuted by Kent Fire and…
Kent County Council (KCC) has announced it will not be removing flags from buildings and lampposts unless they pose a direct danger to the public or road users. The Highways…
A convenience store in New Romney has been stripped of its alcohol licence following an investigation that found staff sold vodka to two 15-year-old girls, one of whom later required…
Get ready for a change, vapers! From Sunday, June 1st, the UK government is implementing a nationwide ban on single-use, or disposable, vapes. Kent County Council has announced businesses across…
Folkestone & Hythe residents and visitors are being warned: blight the environment, and you’ll pay the price. Starting Tuesday, April 1st, Folkestone & Hythe District Council is implementing significantly increased…
A five-month investigation by Ashford Borough Council has resulted in a £600 fine for a Dover man after a large fly-tipping incident in Aldington. The council’s Environmental Enforcement Team called…
A court has granted an extension to a closure order taken out by Ashford Borough Council to safeguard a vulnerable 57-year-old woman who was being taken advantage of by people…
Library image A Gravesend property connected to persistent antisocial behaviour and crime has been issued with a closure order. Local officers received multiple complaints about disorderly and offensive behaviour by…
EDF and Trillium Flow Services Ltd have been fined a combined total of £633,333after a scaffolder was seriously injured by a falling two-tonne counterweight at Dungeness B power station. Both…
Residents who failed to clear a build-up of waste from their back garden have been fined after Community Protection Notices (CPNs) were issued by Folkestone & Hythe District Council following…
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