A WOMAN has been fined nearly £700 for dropping a cigarette butt in Sible Hedingham.
Denise Page was given a fixed penalty notice but disputed the charge of smoking in a smoke-free vehicle and throwing it on the ground.
Mrs Page, of Lower Meadow, Harlow, failed to attend Colchester Magistrates’ Court and she was fined, ordered to pay costs and a victim surcharge which totalled £683.50
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