Richard Bates from Melton Mowbray was fined £1,200 by Leicester Magistrates’ Court for neglecting his severely overgrown garden, which included a rat’s nest. Despite receiving warnings and support from the council, he failed to comply with a community protection notice, prompting the council to take action to maintain public safety and cleanliness.
Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: Richard Bates was fined £1,200 by the council for not cleaning up his messy garden, which was so overgrown that it had a rat’s nest in it.
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