Doing a favour for someone costs HGV driver in Ashford nearly £2,500
Driving a HGV carrying garden waste, wood and fencing as “a favour” for someone else has landed a man with a £2,423.46 bill after he was taken to court by…
Ignoring Ashford Community Protection Notice costs motocross event organiser more than £3,000
Noise complaints and safety issues linked with motocross bikes on land at Cloverleaf roundabout in Ashford has landed the organiser with fines and costs of £3,114.80. A man who has…
Ashford Council loses legal challenge over Tenterden development
Ashford Borough Council’s recent legal challenge of the Planning Inspectorate’s decision to allow the planning appeal from Wates Developments on the ‘Limes Land’ area of Tenterden has been dismissed. The…
Kent anglers urged to catch a fish and not a fine as riverbanks reopen
Photo: Brett Sayles – Pexels… From Thursday 16 June, anglers are encouraged to start fishing rivers again as the statutory close season for coarse fishing in England’s fisheries comes to…
Putting out the bins leads to fines of £1,200 for fly-tipping in Ashford
Three Ashford people have each been issued with a £400 Fixed Penalty Notice following a fly-tipping incident investigated by Ashford Borough Council’s Environmental Enforcement Team. The council reported that in…
Suspected Canterbury burglar remanded in custody over multiple offences
A suspected burglar has appeared in court charged with multiple offences after break-ins at businesses in Canterbury. Kent Police’s Victim Based Crime Team investigated reports of burglaries at shops in…
Man in Ottinge fined over beauty spot blight
An Ottinge, near Lyminge, resident who failed to co-operate over a planning notice has been fined more than £1,000 by magistrates. The case against Andrew Charlier, of Mill Hill, was…
Thanet council win prosecution after serious injuries to workers at Jewson in Margate
On Thursday 28 April, a case investigated by Thanet District Council’s Public Protection Team was heard at the Folkestone Magistrates’ Court, relating to an incident in August 2021 which involved…
Folkestone Court awards £800,000 to Nation Crime Agency from gang trying to smuggle cash out of UK
More than £800,000 will be returned to the public purse after the National Crime Agency (NCA) secured a forfeiture order on cash seized from a group of men attempting to…
Nuisance beggar banned from approaching people for money
A prolific beggar has been banned from approaching people for money anywhere in Medway. Lee Swift, 43, of High Street, Chatham, was issued with a Criminal Behaviour Order following numerous…