Bedford Borough Council has secured a series of prosecutions as part of its work to tackle environmental crime and protect local communities. The Council’s Enviro Crime team obtained multiple convictions at Luton Magistrates’ Court on 28 April 2026, with offenders ordered to pay more than £14,000 in fines, costs and victim surcharges.
The cases cover offences including fly-tipping, fly-posting, failure to provide commercial waste documentation, and breaches of environmental and public health regulations. Those prosecuted include:
- Maison Le Votre Ltd, Bedford - fined £3,095 and Mohammed Lal Khan, Bedford - fined £1,355, for failure to provide commercial waste documentation.
- Kashmir Peri Peri Grill & Pizza Ltd, Bedford - fined £1,041; director Sikander Sagher - fined £901, for similar commercial waste offences.
- Vasilica Cojic, Bedford - fined £2,000 for failing to assist an investigation into fly-tipped waste linked to her property.
- D&F Trading Solutions Ltd, Blackpool - fined £3,727 for breaching a Community Protection Notice for widespread fly-posting.
- Florin Visan, Kempston - fined £507 for fly-tipping in Beatrice Street, Kempston.
- GPAL Ltd, Newport Pagnell - fined £2,163 for failing to take reasonable steps to control vermin on land in Kingsway, Bedford.
These offences breach legislation, including the Environmental Protection Act 1990, the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, and the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949.
Councillor Andrea Spice, Portfolio Holder for Economic Prosperity, Planning, Housing, and Regulatory Services, said, “These prosecutions send a clear message: Bedford Borough Council will not tolerate acts that damage our environment or blight our communities. Fly-tipping and other environmental crimes are not victimless - they harm neighbourhoods, undermine local pride and cost taxpayers’ money to clear up.
“We will continue to take robust action against those who break the law, while making it as easy as possible for residents and businesses to dispose of their waste responsibly.”
The Council urges residents and businesses to dispose of waste correctly and to use available services: household waste can be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centre at Barkers Lane, and bulky waste collections are available. Businesses must ensure they have lawful arrangements for waste disposal.
Residents are asked to report fly-tipping, fly-posting and other environmental crimes at www.bedford.gov.uk/ReportIt
Further information about commercial waste services is available at www.bedford.gov.uk/CommercialServices