£350 fine for dropped receipt
A COURT ordered a litter bug to pay nearly £350 for dropping a receipt in a car park.
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Hide AdBoyce, of Old Mill Road, Conisbrough, failed to pay up after the March 1 incident and Rotherham Borough Council prosecuted.
He was found guilty of littering at Rotherham Magistrates’ Court in his absence last Friday (1), when he was fined £175. Boyce must also pay £159 costs plus an extra £15.
Cllr Jahangir Akhtar, the council’s Cabinet member for neighbourhoods, said: “This is a continuation of our zero-tolerance approach.
“We want our actions on these priorities to have a real effect and improving the quality of life is a priority.
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Hide Ad“Taking pride in our neighbourhoods and keeping them free from litter, dog fouling, graffiti and fly-tipping is a particular issue.
A Streetpride survey saw fly-tipping top a list of crimes Rotherham folk want to see prosecuted.