Dover Dog Squad launched to curb littering and dog fouling
Leader of DDC, Cllr Trevor Bartlett, with Cllr Martin Bates and MD John Dunne with Enforcement Officers from WISE Dover District Council is boosting resources as part of its commitment…
Watch out for £400 fines as Ashford Environmental Enforcement Team patrols the borough
Ashford Borough Council is praising the new Environmental Enforcement Team which has gone from strength to strength since it began work in July. The team has been dedicating its time…
Dover MP calls for return of ‘turn up and drop’
Natalie-Elphicke MP and Dover District Council leader Trevor Bartlett at Whitfield Household Waste Recycling Centre Dover and Deal MP Natalie Elphicke is calling for the return of ‘turn up and…
Kent and south east Land and Business organisation calls for fly tippers to face jail sentences
The Country Land & Business Association (CLA), together with over 150 local authorities and 10 professional bodies, is calling on the Sentencing Council to impose tougher fines and sentences for…
Folkestone & Hythe Council lets down residents again after ‘garden waste’ collections halted
The national shortage of HGV drivers and COVID-19 isolation requirements have compounded waste collection problems in the Folkestone & Hythe district. This has forced the council to take the difficult…
‘No Face Masks’ allowed for World Naked Bike Riders in Folkestone
The 7th annual Folkestone WNBR is scheduled to take place in Folkestone on Saturday 31 July 2021. Riders will gather on the Green at Shearway Rd CT19 4RH at 1.00pm…
Are Canterbury councillors ready to ramp up battle against litter louts?
Enforcement officer Photo: Canterbury City Council The fight against those who leave their litter behind, flytip or do not pick up after their dog could be ramped up if plans…
Police Cadets move in to clean-up Dover town
Kent Police Cadets recently supported the Great British Clean-up campaign in Dover by collecting around 25 bags of rubbish. The volunteers were out with their litter-pickers on Thursday 10 June…
£100 can ban plan to help police and enforcement officers in Canterbury
Gas canisters left on the floor Photo: CCC The public is being asked for its views on proposals to ban people causing a nuisance, annoyance, harassment, alarm or distress by…
Ashford launches ‘rubbish’ wildlife photo competition
To celebrate the impending arrival of a new fleet of Biffa trucks Ashford Borough Council is hosting a photo competition through Aspire Landscape Management, the council’s grounds maintenance service, to…