A man who was illegally living on land, not meant for residential use in Uplyme, has been fined more than £4,500.
Justin David Lacey, pleaded guilty at Exeter Magistrates’ Court, on Thursday 11 August, to failing to comply with a notice requiring him to cease the residential occupation of land, at Woodhouse, Lyme Road.
East Devon District Council (EDDC) issued Lacey with a...
South West Water has been ordered to pay over £300,000 in fines and costs after polluting a Devon watercourse in a case brought by the Environment Agency.
Plymouth Crown Court heard how a combination of equipment failure and poor management on the part of South West Water led to poorly treated sewage entering the Craddock stream, downstream from its Ashill Sewage Treatment Works, near...
South West Water has been fined £214,000 by Plymouth Crown Court for breaching environmental controls at the Camels Head sewage treatment works in Plymouth and failing to stop sewage pouring into the River Tamar.
This is the highest fine handed out to South West Water for a case brought by the Environment Agency.
The treatment plant at Camels Head serves a population of over...
BBC Breakfast News ran a story on this week about Japanese Knotweed and that property owners could now be fined if they do not deal with an infestation on their property. We thought you might like some additional information.
The new Government guidance advises that Council Officers and police will have the power to issue Community Protection Notices for “invasive non-native species”....
