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Victory for woman who took on council amid dumped Fruit Shoot row

The council's case was ended thanks to Catherine Maddy's determination to prove her innocence

Bristol Post · Jun 22, 2023

Woman taken to court by council after neighbour dumps Fruit Shoots in her bin

Catherine Maddy was accused of failing to properly dispose of her recyclable waste but, after Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council reviewed the evidence, Ms Maddy was not convicted

Daily Mirror · Jun 22, 2023

' I was taken to court for not recycling because of Fruit Shoots in my wheelie bin - and they weren't even mine'

'I’d prepared myself for a guilty verdict today because people told me you can’t take on the council. But I have and I’ve won.'

Wales Online · Jun 22, 2023