Canterbury village fly-tipper handed suspended prison sentence
The rubbish dumped at Woolage Green A man who dumped a large pile of waste near the village of Woolage Green pleaded guilty to the offence in court and was…
Fly-tipper dumps Ashford resident’s rubbish just two streets from their home
Library image An Ashford resident paid £200 in cash to a complete stranger in a white lorry to take a large amount of household waste to the town’s tip –…
Man who transported waste without a licence fined hundreds of pounds
A Herne Bay man who transported waste without having a licence to do so has pleaded guilty to the offence in court and been fined a total of £364. Steven…
Maidstone joins together to spruce up town centre
Local businesses, charities and organisations joined together with Maidstone Borough Council to clean up the town centre on Thursday 6 October Photo: Maidstone Borough Council As part of the Council’s…
Maidstone waste crime team seize vehicle in joint operation with police
A vehicle was seized on Tuesday evening (16 August) in connection with a fly tip of 14 carrier bags containing empty food packaging which had been dumped in a lay…
Positive results for Rural Task Force in July
Library image An arrest of a suspected drug-driver during a fly-tipping operation was among the positive results achieved by Kent Police’s Rural Task Force in July. Officers were carrying out…
Police need volunteers to help in Margate clean-up operation
It can be said that police often clean up the streets by bringing offenders to justice, but later this month officers in Margate plan to take part in a different…
Fly-tipping hotspots cleared up and hidden CCTV installed in Dover
Fly-tipping hotspots in the district are being cleared up and given a makeover as part of preventative measures to stop the ongoing blight on communities. CCTV cameras – both covert…
Student landlords in Canterbury warned over unacceptable piles of dumped rubbish
Letters reminding the landlords of student houses of their responsibility to make sure their tenants do not leave a mess on the streets when they leave at the end of…
Man caught on CCTV ordered to pay £22,555 for illegally dumping waste in Rainham
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted Michael Shilling, who was fined £4,500, ordered to pay £6,779 costs, a £190 victims’ surcharge and was ordered to pay compensation to Iron Mountain…