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…
Court extends Closure Order in Ashford to protect vulnerable woman
A court has granted an extension to a closure order taken out by Ashford Borough Council to safeguard a vulnerable 57-year-old woman who was being taken advantage of by people…
Gravesend property finally freed of anti-social behaviour
Library image A Gravesend property connected to persistent antisocial behaviour and crime has been issued with a closure order. Local officers received multiple complaints about disorderly and offensive behaviour by…
Horrific accident at Dungeness Nuclear Power Station sees firms fined more than £630,000
EDF and Trillium Flow Services Ltd have been fined a combined total of £633,333after a scaffolder was seriously injured by a falling two-tonne counterweight at Dungeness B power station. Both…
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…
Police concerns led to Romney Marsh pub’s licence revoked
Library image Police were called to a disturbance at the Star Inn at St Mary in the Marsh at 2.50am on Saturday 15 June 2024 in which a woman was…
Sittingbourne drug supplier ordered to pay back £150,000 or spend more time in jail
A convicted drug supplier, Bradley Hewett, who was jailed for 10 years in July 2023 after pleading guilty to being concerned in the buying and selling of large quantities of…
Three-quarters of pothole damage compensation claims in South East are rejected says report
Following a BBC report which found that local authorities in the county rejected more than three-quarters of pothole claims* a Kent personal injury law specialist has offered advice to people…
Lydd landowner fined over blighting area with unauthorised storage operation
Folkestone and Hythe District Council reports that a landowner who failed to comply with a planning enforcement notice has been fined £5,000 after he continued to use the site for…
Maidstone Borough Council seizes 32 tonne fly-tipper’s truck
In its ongoing challenge to combat fly-tipping, Maidstone Borough Council’s (MBC) Waste Crime Team has helped seize a 32 tonne tipper truck. The vehicle is reported to have been used…