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Parking Fines To Be Refunded Over Sign Height
More than 300 parking fines are to be refunded after it was found that a warning sign was mounted three inches below the legal height.
According to reports 320 tickets have been issued since September to drivers who parked at a loading bay in Burrows Place, near Swansea museum.
Swansea councillor Sybil Crouch challenged the legality of the sign after receiving a £70 fine.
The council apologised and said all penalty notices would be paid back.
Mother Who Claimed Assault While Breastfeeding Charged
A 28-year-old mother who accused a security guard of assaulting her while she was breastfeeding, has been charged with intent to pervert the course of justice.
Caroline Starmer, of Leicester, published a post on a breastfeeding website, claiming that a Primark security guard had physically taken her baby from her to force her to leave the store.
She is now due to appear before Leicester Magistrates' Court on 24 August.
Police Hunt Man Over Longbow Attack On Ducks
Police are hunting for a man believed to have shot two ducks with a longbow in Devon.
It is understood that witnesses reported seeing a man leaving the scene by the River Dart, carrying a mallard duck.
The suspect is described as white, in his early 20s, and slim with collar-length light brown hair, and was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and jeans.
(MH)
More than 300 parking fines are to be refunded after it was found that a warning sign was mounted three inches below the legal height.
According to reports 320 tickets have been issued since September to drivers who parked at a loading bay in Burrows Place, near Swansea museum.
Swansea councillor Sybil Crouch challenged the legality of the sign after receiving a £70 fine.
The council apologised and said all penalty notices would be paid back.
Mother Who Claimed Assault While Breastfeeding Charged
A 28-year-old mother who accused a security guard of assaulting her while she was breastfeeding, has been charged with intent to pervert the course of justice.
Caroline Starmer, of Leicester, published a post on a breastfeeding website, claiming that a Primark security guard had physically taken her baby from her to force her to leave the store.
She is now due to appear before Leicester Magistrates' Court on 24 August.
Police Hunt Man Over Longbow Attack On Ducks
Police are hunting for a man believed to have shot two ducks with a longbow in Devon.
It is understood that witnesses reported seeing a man leaving the scene by the River Dart, carrying a mallard duck.
The suspect is described as white, in his early 20s, and slim with collar-length light brown hair, and was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and jeans.
(MH)
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The government has stepped up its action in a crackdown on persistent fine dodgers. The 'Operation Payback' campaign marks a drive across England and Wales to recover £354.4 million worth of outstanding fines in England and Wales, mostly consisting of unpaid fines from persistent offenders.
30 July 2004
Fine enforces gain wider powers of search and entry
Officials recovering court fines will be able to use reasonable force if necessary to enter property and search an offender for dangerous weapons, such as knives, when executing warrants to enforce fines and community penalties, it was announced today.
Fine enforces gain wider powers of search and entry
Officials recovering court fines will be able to use reasonable force if necessary to enter property and search an offender for dangerous weapons, such as knives, when executing warrants to enforce fines and community penalties, it was announced today.
18 April 2011
FSA Fines N&P £1.4 Million
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London Police Cancel Cyclists' Fines
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London Police Cancel Cyclists' Fines
The Metropolitan Police Service and City of London Police are to strike a bargain with cyclists given fixed penalty notices last week and the start of this week in Islington, Southwark and the City. They will cancel tickets issued with a voucher in exchange for attendance at a cycle safety event.
23 November 2009
OFT Fines To Be Appealed
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