Now I guess a lot of people place unwanted items at the bottom of their drive, which might be of some benefit to other people. 

Indeed a man living opposite to us placed an old TV set outside his house intending to take it to the tip, but ironically someone else turned up and took it away anyway!

But I digress, a woman from Bournemouth, was shocked after being presented with a £500 fine for fly-tipping, after she placed a medium-sized IKEA cabinet against her front wall.

After it had been there for 5 days, without a taker, a council officer knocked on her door to tell her there was a problem with it being there so she moved it back inside before disposing it.

Three weeks later a man arrived with an enforcement camera strapped to his chest, delivered a cautionary speech and then presented her with the £500 fine.

The lady in question, graphic designer, ISABELLE PEPIN, was told that if she wanted to challenge the fine, she would have to do so in writing via a third party enforcement company employed by the council.

It appears that since April this year Bournemouth council have stepped up their actions against fly-tipping issuing 73 fly-tipping notices – 15 in the last month alone, and have now even doubled the penalty to £1000!

Of course being a Tuesday I was once again joined by Margaret Mills who turned her attention this week to a keen naturalist who lived in the early 1900’s in Chignal St James, Near Chelmsford.

His name was Robert Miller Christy, but was always known as just “MILLER CHRISTY”. 

Whilst predominantly interested in natural history, he also interested in local myths such as the mythical Essex serpent which it had been alleged to be attacking and even eating people.

Really!

If you missed what Margaret told me, you can listen again here: –

Hope to see you again next week,
Scott