Bad neighbour slapped with £1.5k fine for garden piled with rubbish and dog mess
A Lincoln man has been ordered to pay almost £1,500 for allowing his garden to become so buried in rubbish and dog faeces that his neighbours couldn’t open windows and doors due to the stench. Oliver Mountain, of Claremont Street, Lincoln allowed an accumulation of domestic waste, dog faeces and items of furniture to build up…
A Lincoln man has been ordered to pay almost £1,500 for allowing his garden to become so buried in rubbish and dog faeces that his neighbours couldn’t open windows and doors due to the stench.
Oliver Mountain, of Claremont Street, Lincoln allowed an accumulation of domestic waste, dog faeces and items of furniture to build up in both the front and rear gardens of a property he was renting in Anderby Drive over a period of several months.
The smell and flies attracted by the rubbish was such that neighbours couldn’t leave their windows or doors open, or enjoy using their own gardens.
Photo: City of Lincoln Council
Following reports from neighbours, City of Lincoln Council served a notice on Mountain in June last year, requiring him to take the rubbish to an approved tip within 14 days, but he failed to do so.
Photo: City of Lincoln Council
At a hearing at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, February 8, Mountain was found guilty in his absence and given a £300 fine. He was also ordered to pay £200 costs, a £30 victims’ surcharge and £907.94 to cover the costs of cleaning up the rubbish – a total of £1,437,94.
Photo: City of Lincoln Council
Sam Barstow, Service Manager for Public Protection and Anti-Social Behaviour at the city council, said: “This is a really positive result, showing that the courts recognise the need to protect the environment for local people.
“When waste accumulates in this way, not only is it unpleasant for those living nearby, due to smells and the sight of it, but it is also likely to attract flies, rats and other pests.
“Mr Mountain had numerous opportunities to remove the waste but failed to do so. We would urge people to work with us in these circumstances as failure to do so is likely to result in further action, to protect those living nearby.”
The city council first received a complaint about the property at Anderby Drive in March 2016. An officer contacted Mountain advising him to remove the rubbish and confirming the refuse collection days for the area.
However, further complaints of bags of dog fouling being left outside the back of the property were received in May and June.
An officer visited the property in June 2016 and advised the amount of dog fouling and rubbish was likely to attract vermin and was a risk to public health. In addition, it was enough to affect neighbouring properties. The notice was served on 20 June 2016.
A follow up visit in July showed Mountain had failed to comply with the notice and the council arranged for the waste to be removed.
A letter and invoice requesting payment from the tenant was delivered in August 2016 but was not paid.
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A 48-year-old man who police believe is now living in Leicestershire is wanted over an indecent images offence that happened in Lincolnshire.
Lincolnshire Police are appealing for information to help locate Darryl Faulkner, who has a tattoo on his neck.
He is wanted in relation to a disclosure of private sexual images offence.
Anyone who has seen him or has any information regarding his whereabouts should contact police on 101 or via email at [email protected] quoting reference 21000020888.
Alternatively, it can be reported through the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online here.
The Prime Minister said “itwillnotbepossibletoreopenschools after the Februaryhalfterm,” with the hope to bring pupils back from March 8.
Boris Johnson also told MPs that UK nationals and residents returning from “red list” countries will be placed in a 10-day quarantine in government-secured accommodation, such as hotels.
He explained in the House of Commons on Wednesday: “Ouraimwillbetostartagradualphasedapproachtowardseasingtherestrictionsinasustainablewayguidedbytheprincipleswe’veobservedthroughoutthepandemic,beginningwiththemostimportantprincipleofallthatreopeningschoolsmustbeanationalpriority.”
He added: “Itwillnotbepossibletoreopenschools after the Februaryhalfterm.”
This comes after COVID-19 deaths surpassed 100,000 on Tuesday.
Mr Johnson also outlined new measures for travellers to the UK.
He said: “Icanannouncethatwewillrequireallsucharrivalswhocannotberefusedentrytoisolateingovernmentprovidedaccommodation,suchashotelsfor10dayswithoutexception,theywillbemetattheairportandtransporteddirectlyintoquarantine.TheDepartmentofHealthCareisworkingtoestablishfacilitiesasquicklyaspossible.”
Study Group’s International Study Centre at the University of Lincoln will close this summer, with formal redundancy proceedings understood to have begun.
Study Group is an external provider who specialises in pre-degree and pre-masters programmes to support students coming to the UK to study.
Brighton-based Study Group, has been in partnership with the university since 2010, but the contract is ending and is not being renewed so the centre will close on August 31, 2021.
The option was given by the university, who are working on offering alternative provision, to go through a tendering process and this was not taken up by Study Group.
It is understood that formal redundancy proceedings will affect around 15 to 20 Study Group employees.
However, Study Group did not provide an answer when questioned about the number of employees or the redundancy process. Instead, it said it is working with staff directly to discuss their roles and next steps.
The centre currently teaches the international year one programmes in business and management, engineering, computer science and media. There is also teaching for international foundation years.
The closure will mean the Lincoln ISC’s last student intake was in January 2021 and any due to start in September will be offered alternative provision.
The Lincoln centre will close only once current students have completed their pathway programme by August 31.
A spokesperson for Study Group said: “We appreciate that this news may be unsettling to our current cohort of international students studying at the Lincoln ISC.
“However, we would like to take this opportunity to emphasise that this news will have no impact on current students studying at the Lincoln ISC.
“We will continue to deliver our pathway programmes at the Lincoln ISC in the same way, supporting current students to achieve their education goals and progress to the university programme of their choice at the University of Lincoln.
“Study Group is working with staff directly to discuss their roles and next steps considering the Lincoln ISC closure. We would like to thank our staff for their exceptional commitment and unwavering professionalism and support at this time.”
A University of Lincoln spokesperson said: “The university is planning to develop its own internal suite of preparatory programmes to enable it to be more flexible to the needs of international students and to manage the quality of teaching and learning.”
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