Stevenage Borough Council Where Are You?

is the cry that remains unanswered,

Alex Young, 47, is to appear at Stevenage Magistrates' Court after her local council said the grey plastic bin could present a hazard to drivers and disabled people, it said the bin could prevent grass from being cut - even though there is not a patch of green in sight around the rear of her three-bedroom home, Ms Young was also told that the bin's appearance could 'negatively impact on the street scene environment', the council makes no comment on the raised concrete step that could present a hazard to drivers and disabled people or for that matter the car further up the street completely blocking the pathway,

but I suppose the council like most are desperate for cash so taking a leaf from the 'no win no fee' culture they are going to fine Alex £1,000 because her wheelie bin juts out just 12 inches beyond the boundary of her home, even though as she pointed out that Stevenage Borough Council's own grit bins and concrete posts jut further into the road than her bin,


the strange thing is that the council leader, Sharon Taylor, just got an OBE for caring about the people of Stevenage, Alex now faces a two-hour hearing later this month, lets hope Sharon will be at court to help her, but meanwhile there is a deafening silence from Stevenage Borough Council about the case.