Couple fined £1,200 for clearing rubbish outside their home

A couple who "just wanted to clean up their street" were fined £1,200 by the local authority for clearing "disgusting" rubbish from outside their home.

Veronika Mike, 41, and Zoltan Pinter said the street outside their two-bedroom home has been plagued by litter for years. People dump their rubbish in designated bins, but the rubbish is not collected and attracts rats.

On April 29, Zoltan filled an old cardboard box with food scraps and discarded packaging to clean his street. He wanted to prevent the scraps from rolling across the road and placed the box next to the garbage bins ...