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Billy-Joe Crittenden was fined after he was found illegally carrying scrap metal

Man fined for illegally carrying scrap-metal

Published: Wednesday, 1st April 2026

A man has been ordered to pay more than £1,300, after being found illegally transporting scrap metal during a joint operation by Medway Council and Kent Police.

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    Weekly food waste collections for flats set to launch in April

    Published: Wednesday, 18th March 2026

    From April, Medway residents who live in flats will start to receive a weekly food waste collection.

  • A green public bin with a speaker built into the front of it, and yellow ears on top.

    Creative project to help tackle littering launched

    Published: Thursday, 11th December 2025

    An art project created with local people to tackle littering has been launched in Luton.

  • Medway council urges local residents to help fight fly-tipping

    Published: Thursday, 20th November 2025

    Medway Council has teamed up with Keep Britain Tidy for ‘Fight Fly-Tipping Fortnight’, a new campaign to crack down on rogue ‘white van’ operators and protect communities from waste crime.

  • Additional garden waste subscription service set to launch

    Published: Thursday, 1st May 2025

    We are set to launch a new optional service for households which present additional garden waste each week.

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