"Loretta Alvarez, 26, says her communal bins, shared with around 25 other properties in Feltham, were full, and she placed the cardboard envelope on top of cardboard next to the bins which were full. Fast forward a couple of weeks, and Loretta is being threatened with legal action if she doesn't cough up 1,000. I'm a single mum working as a mental health nurse. I pay all my rent, council tax and bills, I can't afford to pay that. I would never intentionally do that, Loretta said."
"It's been so stressful, I didn't want this to happen, I wouldn't want it to happen to someone else. I've been trying to juggle this alongside work, being a mum, it's been hard. Hounslow Council told Loretta that she had until Wednesday (November 5) to make the payment in full, or she would face legal proceedings, of which she could be criminally charged."
"She told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) that she is concerned that this could affect her future employment and DBS checks. She said: I don't have that money to give, and I can't afford getting into debt to pay it, and I don't want to get a mark on my record. I'm a mental health nurse, I went to university for three years they're fining me more than someone gets for speeding."
Loretta Alvarez, 26, placed a cardboard envelope on top of cardboard beside communal bins shared by about 25 properties in Feltham after the bins were full. Weeks later she received a £1,000 fine and a deadline to pay by November 5 or face legal proceedings that could include criminal charges. Alvarez, a single mother working as a mental health nurse, said she cannot afford the fine and fears employment and DBS-check consequences. Hounslow Council briefly paused the fine for further inquiry but later maintained the penalty, with the council stating a zero-tolerance approach to littering and protecting the local environment.
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