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Cigarettes cost litterbugs almost £2,000

Published: Wednesday, 7th June 2023

Dropping cigarette butts has cost a group of people almost £2,000.

  • Man ordered to pay hundreds for not having a waste carriers licence

    Published: Tuesday, 23rd May 2023

    A Gillingham man has been ordered to pay more than £800 for transporting waste without a licence.

  • Have your say on Medway’s open spaces

    Published: Tuesday, 21st March 2023

    Residents are being encouraged to have their say about public open spaces in Medway including parks, play areas and allotments.

  • Get involved in the Great British Spring Clean

    Published: Tuesday, 14th March 2023

    Residents are encouraged to sign up and pledge their time to help keep Medway tidy as part of the Great British Spring Clean.

  • Medway awarded more than £270,000 to improve air quality

    Published: Monday, 27th February 2023

    We have been awarded more than £279,000 government funding to help improve air quality in Medway.

  • Families invited to a day of safety and fun

    Published: Monday, 4th July 2022

    Families and residents of all ages across Medway are invited to get their free ticket to a fun and informative day at The Historic Dockyard Chatham later this month.

  • Two white rubbish bags filled with hundreds of e-cigarettes

    Trading Standards seizes hundreds of illegal e-cigarettes

    Published: Thursday, 16th June 2022

    More than 800 illegal, and potentially unsafe, e-cigarettes will soon be destroyed thanks to our Trading Standards team.

  • Celebrating Medway’s gardeners

    Published: Wednesday, 15th June 2022

    Green-fingered residents are being encouraged to put their front garden in the spotlight and enter the Medway Blossoms competition.

  • School children and Cllr Howard Doe at Poet-Tree event all standing and smiling for a group photo

    Poet-Tree competition winners announced

    Published: Wednesday, 1st June 2022

    Schoolchildren across Medway have been praised for writing inspiring poems about climate change.

  • Join the litter pledge this Great British Spring Clean

    Published: Wednesday, 23rd March 2022

    Residents are encouraged to sign up and pledge their time to keep Medway tidy during the Great British Spring Clean.

  • Medway awarded nearly £130,000 to help improve air quality

    Published: Tuesday, 15th March 2022

    We have been awarded £127,510 government funding for two projects which aim to improve air quality in Medway.

  • Improving air quality at Four Elms Hill

    Published: Monday, 7th March 2022

    Residents and local businesses are invited to have their say on a plan to improve air quality at Four Elms Hill.

  • Solar Together Kent – solar panels reduced for a second year

    Published: Thursday, 24th February 2022

    Medway residents and local businesses are being encouraged to find out more about a scheme which could help them lower their energy bills and reduce their carbon emissions.

  • Kent Biodiversity Strategy approved

    Published: Wednesday, 6th May 2020

    A strategy for Kent’s natural environment, with the vision of a county thriving with wildlife and plants, has been approved by Kent’s environment champion.

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