A man from West Yorkshire has been ordered to pay almost £3k after pleading guilty to fly-tipping a large amount of waste spread over two locations near Romsey earlier this year.
Ryan Lelliott of South Kirkby, Pontefract, dumped storge heaters, cardboard boxes and plastic packaging near Lee Lane on 11 February 2022.
His vehicle registration was picked up by a covert camera installed by Test Valley Borough Council. Officers were then able to track down the defendant and invited him to an interview under caution, which he refused. But he did admit in an email to the council that he was the person in control of the vehicle at the time of the offence.
At Southampton Magistrates’ Court on 30 November 2022, Lelliott stated that he was self-employed and running late and couldn’t offload the heaters for the next day.
He said that he had Googled landfill sites and left the waste near Lee Lane in the hope that someone would take it to the nearby site.
Lelliott was ordered to pay an £1,800 fine reduced from £2,700 for an early guilty plea, a £180 victim surcharge and £935 costs.
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Andover play area set to get £350,000 renovation
The play area at Vigo Road Recreation Ground is set to get a major refurb after after Test Valley Borough Council’s cabinet approved funding for the project. Last year, more than 600 people responded to a consultation, with many commenting that the play park is the main reason they visit the site.
Now that TVBC has allocated the funding for the work, it plans to undertake further consultation with the community over the next year to begin to develop a concept for the space before proceeding with tendering and then construction.
It’s hoped the site will be open to the public in Spring 2024.
Grant boost for Romsey's space making sisters!
Two sisters from Romsey, who set up their own business to help people de-clutter their homes, have been awarded a £750 grant by Test Valley Borough Council.
Elizabeth Kennedy and Vicky Fordham have received a Business Incentive Grant to help their company ‘Space Makers’.
People who struggle with not having enough space in their homes or are fed up with clearing away increasing amounts of stuff can ask the Space Makers for help to de-clutter their homes, organise their belongings and put storage and processes in place to create more space.
The idea for the business came up a few years ago, with lockdown prompting many people to de-clutter their homes, as they tried to juggle working from home, bringing up children and home schooling.
 Test Valley Borough Council’s £50,000 Cost of Living Grant scheme has given a boost to 17 groups and organisations across the borough so far, including schools, churches and a library, and there’s almost £30k still left in the pot.
The money is going to organisations who will use the funding to support people in their communities. For example, The Mark Way School in Andover received £1,000 to help create warm winter packs and Romsey Community Services got £2,000 to provide fresh food provisions over the Christmas period.
Charities, not-for-profit and voluntary organisations, parish and town councils, and schools can still apply for a share of the money to help them support people who are struggling with the rising cost of living.
To apply for funding visit www.testvalley.gov.uk/cost-of-living-support.
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