Dover man fined £600 in complex fly-tipping saga
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…
Dropping cigarette butts costs litterers more than £5,000 in fines in Medway
Library image Magistrates have fined nine people more than £5,000 for littering in Medway after they failed to pay fixed penalty charges. In total, nine people were ordered to pay…
Data privacy concerns as rubbish bins in Folkestone Harbour reportedly searched by fraudsters
Library image According to reports a person has been spotted searching through residents’ rubbish bins in the harbour area of Folkestone. It is believed that they may be collecting information…
‘Thoughtless idiots’ in Canterbury slammed after six litter bins thrown into river
Photo: Sian Pettman A team from Canterbury City Council’s waste contractor were left to retrieve six litter bins from the Stour in the Kingsmead area of the city on Monday…
Messy back garden leads to £1,500 bill for Lydd residents
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…
Violent Medway man jailed after taking complete control of woman’s life
Maidstone Crown Court – Library image ::: A violent Medway man who met a woman online and took complete control of her life has been jailed. The man, Liam Battelle,…
Boxley landowner fined £60,000 and faces jail for illegal waste dumping on Kent Downs site
Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) reports it has achieved a significant victory in its ongoing battle to protect the Kent Downs National Landscape after a landowner has been convicted and sentenced…
Alert waste collection crew prevent budding blaze in Whitstable
A quick-thinking waste collection crew that spotted rubbish smouldering in the back of their refuse collection lorry have been praised. The team from the Canterbury City Council’s contractor Canenco grabbed…
Litterers in Medway fined just shy of £7,000
Library image Most don’t need reminding that cigarette butts are still litter – and 16 more people are unlikely to forget it after being fined almost £7,000 for littering in…
CCTV helps nail fly-tippers with hefty fines in Ashford
Fly Tipping in Gilbert Road Image: Ashford Borough Council Two separate cases of fly-tipping have ended in big fines for two Ashford residents thanks to teamwork by Ashford Borough Council’s…