An ex-magistrate who previously swindled £27,000 in benefits told a court she couldn't afford to pay a £20-a-month fine after ignoring a council notice.
Sandra Howell said she has "not got any money" as she repeatedly argued with the judge during a sentencing hearing yesterday.
The 49-year-old had carried out unauthorised alterations to her driveway and then failed to comply with an enforcement notice in 2018 to put it back the way it was.
