14 h. ago Perth and Kinross councillor calls for designated dogwalking zones to prevent parks and pitches being blighted by dog poo

Over the past year Perth and Kinross Council received 291 complaints about dog fouling but only issued two fines

Politics

34 h. ago UK homeowners with oak trees in gardens face £20,000 fine after council decision

One gardener was left stunned after he was slapped with a £20,000 fine for cutting back a tree in his garden, and it turns out many people don't realise they could be breaking the law.

Economics

9 d. ago Win for drivers after they get refunds on 10,000 bus lane fines from council

A London council is refunding several thousand bus fines which were handed out to motorists between February and June 2025 after the the wrong legislation appeared on the notices

Transport

1 week ago South London drivers are refunded £485,000 in bus lane fines after admin error

Southwark Council handed out 10,422 fines for motorists caught driving in bus lanes from February to June

Economics

1 week ago Southwark refunds £485,000 for wrongly fining drivers in the bus lane | ITV News

Southwark refunds £485,000 for wrongly fining drivers in the bus lane | ITV News  ITVX

Economics

2 w. ago London council refunding nearly £500K to thousands of drivers wrongly fined for driving in bus lanes

Southwark Council illegally issued more than 10,000 penalty charge notices in just four months

Economics

2 w. ago Mum who ditched Haven holiday for Egypt fuming over huge bill she's been slapped with

A mum has branded her council 'despicable' after she received a fine for taking her son out of school during term time - insisting the trip was 'educational' due to its location

Politics

3 w. ago Scots council fined £80k over 'preventable' death of dementia care home patient

Allan MacLeod, 69, died after disappeared from his bedroom at St Brendan's Care Home in Castlebay on the Isle of Barra on March 9 last year.

Economics

3 w. ago Council fined after ‘preventable’ death of care home dementia patient

Allan MacLeod disappeared from his bedroom at St Brendan’s Care Home in Castlebay, Barra, and was found injured about four hours later.

Events

3 w. ago Western Isles Council fined £80k after care home failures led to 'preventable' death of vulnerable patient

The council was fined £80,000 at Lochmaddy Sheriff Court on Wednesday.

Events

4 w. ago I was slapped an £18 Clean Air Zone fine then wasted FIVE months and £100s fighting the tickets... council is to blame

Colin Griffiths was initially handed a reduced penalty of £18 but, despite paying it immediately, saw it increase more than 10-fold to £267 after the council claimed he had not coughed up the cash.

Economics