Gillingham couple collect more than 150 bags of litter from Medway roads since start of pandemic
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A husband and wife have spent lockdown cleaning up the streets.
Barry and Helen Knight are using their time in isolation by litter picking in Gillingham and Chatham and so far have collected more than 150 bin bags of rubbish since last March.
Barry tackled the litter issue around the Great Lines area in Gillingham. Picture: Barry Knight
The duo have tackled the refuse in Stopford Road, the Great Lines Heritage Park, Malborough Road, Balmoral Gardens, Longhill Avenue and Meadow Bank Road in the past few weeks.
Vandals kick down trees in Beechings Way, Twydall, half an hour after they were planted
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Vandals kicked down freshly planted trees just 30 minutes after they were planted.
The saplings were put in Beechings Way, Twydall, by a contractor for Medway Council on Tuesday but were quickly ripped from the ground.
Vandals kicked down freshly planted trees half an hour after they were planted
Dog walker Jacky Pack said: All the trees have now been replanted. Local dog walkers, myself included, have been picking them up.
Jacky explained that the gardening team finished their work at 4pm on Tuesday and when she took her dog out for a walk at 4.30pm someone had already kicked them over.