Tory MP Richard Holden hit with £100 penalty notice for littering after dropping cigarette butt

No smoke without fine! Tory MP Richard Holden is hit with £100 penalty notice for littering after dropping cigarette butt outside North-West Durham election count Richard Holden was hit with the charge in his constituency in County Durham He has previously posted images of himself on social media litter picking The MP was given ten … Read more

Tory MP Richard Holden hit with £100 penalty notice for littering after dropping cigarette butt

No smoke without fine! Tory MP Richard Holden is hit with £100 penalty notice for littering after dropping cigarette butt outside North-West Durham election count Richard Holden was hit with the charge in his constituency in County Durham He has previously posted images of himself on social media litter picking The MP was given ten … Read more

Traffic cameras should be used to dole out fines for littering, says Theresa Villiers

Traffic cameras should be used to dole out fines for littering, former environment secretary Theresa Villiers says – as new technology makes it possible to snap louts hurling rubbish from car windows Theresa Villiers has called for the use of police traffic cameras to catch litterers It comes as new technology makes it possible to … Read more

Woman is fined £120 for feeding squirrels because it is classed as ‘littering’ in London park

That’s nuts! Woman is fined £120 for feeding squirrels because it is classed as ‘littering’ in London park Martyna Lachut said mother Maria was fined for feeding squirrels in Hounslow Maria was told it is considered littering by enforcement officer in Lampton Park Council said feeding squirrels encourages pests and is therefore a health hazard  … Read more

Customer support worker, 22, is given a £120 littering fine after feeding pigeons with crumbs

Customer support worker, 22, is given a £120 littering fine after feeding pigeons with crumbs from her Greggs vegan sausage roll while sitting in a Manchester square Kerris Fenn, 22, tore up the last mouthful of her lunch and scattered it for birds  But she was quickly collared by Piccadilly Gardens’ enforcement officers  Manchester City … Read more

Woodland Trust fears lockdown littering will ‘hugely increase’ the risks of scarring the countryside

Woodland Trust fears lockdown littering will ‘hugely increase’ the risks of scarring the countryside – and hurting animals Woodland Trust says there has been a surge of damaging behaviour at its sites  The cost of clearing up damage for the year is projected to be about £134,000  The trust said that the litter includes broken glass … Read more