Calling all young visionaries, doodlers, and digital wizards! Folkestone & Hythe District Council is officially back on the hunt for the next generation of creative legends. We need YOU to…
Dover District Council (DDC) is once again supporting Keep Britain Tidy’s nationwide Great British Spring Clean (GBSC) campaign — and is calling on local residents, schools, community groups and businesses…
A prolific waste criminal who used a Margate business park as an illegal dumping ground has been ordered to pay more than £1.4 million in fines and costs. Varun Datta,…
MAIDSTONE, KENT — A major investigation into “appalling” environmental crime has resulted in three arrests and the seizure of a vehicle, as Maidstone Borough Council steps up its war on…
Kent County Council has announced that the Ashford Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) will temporarily close starting Monday, 9 February 2026. The closure, expected to last up to 10 weeks,…
Illegal Rubbish Tip Sheppey Image: Environment Agency MINSTER, ISLE OF SHEPPEY – Environmental authorities have taken the aggressive step of physically sealing off an illegal waste site on Power Station…
Folkestone & Hythe District Council is inviting residents to share their views on its new budget strategy. The plan balances investment in local services with the need to manage rising…
The battle against illegal dumping has gone digital! Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is officially deploying a high-tech “eye in the sky” to hunt down fly-tippers, turning the tide on waste…
A man from Strood has been hit with a hefty £1,006 fine after he was caught transporting waste illegally and subsequently failed to pay the initial penalty. The incident occurred…
A Sittingbourne man has pleaded guilty to illegally dumping large containers of controlled waste in Canterbury. The man, Robin Dennis Turner aged 74, was fined a total of £365 at…
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