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A Folkestone resident has been sentenced to 60 hours community service after pleading guilty to fraudulently claiming benefits as a resident of Bexley.
Miss Maria Butcher, 25, was paid benefit by Bexley Council after completing a housing benefit and council tax benefit application in 2004 and declaring on the form that she was living in Galleon Close, Erith.
Investigations revealed that she did not live at the address and had been subletting the property, receiving £300 a month in rent.
On 16 January, at Folkestone Magistrates’ Court, Miss Butcher pleaded guilty to claiming Housing Benefit of £1, 287.66 and Council Tax Benefit of £993.22 to which she was not entitled. She was sentenced to 60 hours community punishment and ordered to pay £100 towards the cost of the prosecution.
Miss Butcher will be expected to repay the benefits she was overpaid.
The prosecution was brought by Capita Business Services Ltd and Bexley Council.
Police are appealing for the next of kin, of a man whose body was found in the River Thames, to contact us.
Police were called at 09.37 on 29th December 2005, by a member of the public to the Thamesmead area near Woolwich.
The man was later identified as Michael Ilide, a cleaner, 23 year old, born on the 12 May 1982 of Falcon Court, Wings Estate, Colindale.
Michael was wearing blue jeans, a black jumper, and black trainers with the numbers 310 on the tongues when he went missing.
A postmortem was held on 5th January 2006 at Greenwich Mortuary but was inconclusive.
Police believe Michael came into the country from Nigeria in March last year. He was known to suffer from depression.
His relatives or friends may be in the Colindale area. If you knew Michael, please contact Plumstead Police Station on 020 8284 9575.
From Sunday 12 February work recommenced, to reconstruct and resurface the Perry Street roundabout as part of the A206 Thames Road dualling project.
The start date was planned to coincide with half term ,to try and minimise the inevitable delays caused to traffic.
Work will last for approximately seven weeks and will be done in four main phases. During each of the phases, it will be necessary to close off one section of the roundabout at a time in order to carry out the reconstruction work.
Traffic flow on Thames Road and North End Road will be maintained at all times using various traffic management arrangements, but there will be limited access and diversions to other roads branching from the roundabout. Parkside Avenue will be closed at the roundabout for the duration of the works.
This is the most disruptive stage of the A206 Thames Road improvement scheme to date, and severe traffic delays are expected while the work is being carried out. Drivers should plan their journeys in advance, use other routes where possible, and allow extra time for their journeys if using the roundabout is essential.
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