Successful prosecutions for littering

Two people have been handed bills of £370 and £120 respectively for littering following successful prosecutions by Dover District Council.

At a case heard in her absence at Canterbury Magistrates Court on 15 April 2014, Miss Natalie Baxter of Station Road, Lyminge was found guilty of depositing litter. The Magistrate imposed a fine of £200 along with a £20 victim surcharge. Miss Baxter was also ordered to pay costs of £150. A Dover District Council Environmental Enforcement Officer observed Miss Baxter discard a cigarette in the area of Biggin Street, Dover on 7 October 2013, and issued her with a fixed penalty notice.

In a second case also heard at Canterbury Magistrates Court on 15 April 2014, Mr Samuel Cooper of Densole Way, Folkestone pleaded guilty to depositing litter and was fined £75 and a £20 victim surcharge. He was also ordered to pay costs of £25. A Dover District Council Environmental Enforcement Officer observed Mr Cooper discard a cigarette end into a puddle in Pencester Gardens, Dover, on 4 November 2013, and issued him with a fixed penalty notice.

In each case, Dover District Council took court action when the offenders failed to pay the Fixed Penalty Notices issued to them.

Dover District Council's uniformed Environmental Enforcement Officers patrol the district seven days a week and have powers to issued fixed penalties as part of a strict approach to enforcement. For more information or to report a problem area, visit www.dover.gov.uk/litter or telephone (01304) 872289.