‘Fly-tipping Tip-off’ hits Ashford culprit’s pocket with £400 penalty
Some of the fly-tipped rubbish A rapid response from Ashford’s Environmental Enforcement Team to a report from a member of the public of a fly-tip in Steeds Lane at Kingsnorth…
Rubbish nightmare lands Ashford pair in court costing them thousands
Rubbish in Great Chart Photo: ABC Complaints about rubbish building up outside an Ashford house has ended in court, where a man and a woman have been handed fines and…
No more rubbish excuses: Canterbury City Council helps residents to recycle properly
Canterbury City Council is on a mission to help residents get their recycling sorted with a new campaign that kicks off this week. Photo: Canterbury City Council You’ll soon find…
Butt out: Litterbugs in Medway cough up £8,000 for tossing cigarettes
Dozens of careless smokers have been slapped with hefty fines for throwing their cigarette butts in Medway. Twenty-six litterbugs were taken to court after they ignored the fixed penalty notices…
Folkestone resident pays £1,000 for smelly garden waste
Photo: Folkestone and Hythe District Council A woman who prevented neighbours from enjoying their own gardens by failing to clear accumulating dog faeces and other waste from her property has…
Canterbury council clears appalling 3 tonnes of rubbish discarded on 70mph major road
Three tonnes of rubbish have been removed from the verges of the section of the A2 through the Canterbury district over the last two weeks. Photo: Canterbury City Council A2…
Herne Bay flytipper fined nearly £1,000 after string of offences
A Herne Bay man who committed three separate offences of flytipping in the town has pleaded guilty to his actions in court and been fined almost £1,000. 72-year-old Kevin Kay-Bradley…
Rejected recycling cost taxpayers £25,000 in two months
Contamination of recycling loads in Maidstone has cost taxpayers across Kent £25,000 in the past two months alone. Maidstone Borough Council is asking every household to take care when they…
Litterbugs fined over £10,000 in Medway crackdown
A group of 22 people who dropped litter in Medway have been hit with hefty fines after failing to pay fixed penalty notices. The litterbugs were ordered by magistrates to…
MP urges council to take action against vandals and dumpers in Dover and Deal
Dover & Deal MP Natalie Elphicke is calling for Dover District Council to launch a crackdown on graffiti and fly-tipping. Natalie points out that fines have increased from 10th July to up…