Council prosecution sees man fined over noisy cockerel
A man who breached a noise abatement notice after failing to silence his cockerel has been handed a £200 fine and ordered to pay £3,650 in legal costs.
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Red tape hampering council enforcement against fly-tipping to be cut, Defra says
The Government has promised a fresh crackdown on "cowboy waste operators" to tackle fly-tipping, alongside plans to "slash red tape" blocking councils from seizing and crushing vehicles involved in offences.
HSE prosecution sees social housing provider fined £140k over exposure of employees to risks from vibrating tools
Social landlord Stonewater has been fined £140,000 after two employees were diagnosed with Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS).
Court of Appeal rejects appeal by traders over convictions for selling counterfeit goods
The Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal has upheld jail sentences imposed in a case brought by City of Wolverhampton Council against counterfeit traders, saying one aspect of the appellants' argument lacked “any sense of reality”.
County council hit with £6m fine over busway deaths
Cambridgeshire County Council has been fined £6 million after pleading guilty to serious safety failings on its guided busway that led to three deaths and multiple injuries.
Council fined £200k after man injured installing town’s Christmas tree
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council has been fined £200,000 after an employee was injured while installing the town’s 20-foot Christmas tree.
Proposed environmental regulation reforms to give regulators more control over permits
The UK and Welsh Governments have unveiled proposals to amend environmental permitting regulations in a bid to simplify and speed up the process for lead regulators the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales "to create, amend and remove types of exempt facilities and activities which are not required to hold an environmental permit".
Cornwall man banned from keeping dogs for 10 years following successful Criminal Behaviour Order application by council
A man from Cornwall whose dogs killed 22 sheep while roaming free has received a 10-year ban from keeping or owning dogs, after the local authority successfully applied for a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO).
Confiscation order increased by £280K after undeclared assets found in waste offences case
A man who was convicted of waste offences has been ordered to pay an additional £278,492 after the Environment Agency re-opened an inquiry into his finances and discovered he had undeclared assets.
Nine out of 10 "high-risk" toxic sites have not been tested by councils, BBC investigation finds
Thousands of potentially toxic sites that councils have identified as “high risk” have not been tested due to a lack of funds, a BBC investigation has revealed.
Company at centre of series of legal disputes over foul odours at landfill site enters liquidation
Newcastle Under Lyme Borough Council's leader has expressed frustration after a landfill operator embroiled in litigation over foul odours emanating from a site has entered into creditors voluntary liquidation.
Licensing membership bodies to merge in April
The proposed merger between the Institute of Licensing (IoL) and National Association of Licensing and Enforcement Officers (NALEO) is to be effective from 1 April 2025.
