COUNCIL PLEDGES TO CONTINUE CAMPAIGN AGAINST SELFISH LITTER LOUTS

                                                   

A blight  on the streetscape - litter dumped from a car

MORE than 250 people have been fined since the start of April for "messing up the borough".

So says North East Lincolnshire Council which has issued 164 fixed penalty notices for littering and 95 for littering from vehicles.

In addition, 18 fines were dished out  for fly-tipping, eight for waste carrier offences and one for an abandoned vehicle.

There have also been 29 fines for dog control offences.

The fines were issued between 1 April and 27 May this year.

Fixed penalty notices are an alternative to prosecution and offenders are given 14 days to pay.

Anyone who chooses not to pay a fine can be taken to court and prosecuted for the original offence.

Says Cllr Ron Shepherd, NELC's cabinet member for Safer and Stronger Communities: "Most people want their streets, parks and beaches to be clean, safe and attractive places to visit and enjoy.

"Fines face those who choose to mess up the borough by dropping litter, not picking up after their dogs or illegally dumping waste.

"Enforcement officers are here to protect the environment and act as a deterrent to the minority of people who think it’s fine to leave their rubbish for someone else to clear up."

According to NELC, a further four fines were issued, during the same period, for cycling in the town centre and three for smoking in a commercial vehicle.

The authority works with other enforcement agencies to tackle offences such as fly-tipping.

Back in November 2018, it started working with Doncaster Council to introduce private patrols for litter and dog fouling.

                                          

Enforcement officers challenge a couple for taking their dog on to a restricted part of Cleethorpes Beach