Litter louts fined over £6,000 as council takes tough line

FLY-tippers and those caught dropping cigarette butts and other litter in Doncaster were ordered to pay out almost £6,300 by magistrates last month.

Doncaster Council has been cracking down on so-called “enviro-crimes” and, during May, took 20 cases to magistrates’ court.

In total, the fines, costs and victim surcharges amounted to £6,296.

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Coun Cynthia Ransome, Doncaster Council’s cabinet member for communities, said: “Doncaster is a good place to live and work but there are still people who shirk their responsibility to bin waste.

Residents tell us that litter is one of their top concerns and we will continue to take strong action against the small minority who cause this problem.

“I am pleased to see once again that the magistrates are backing our action by handing out fines to litter louts.”

The following were all fined £175, plus costs of £163 and a £15 victim surcharge for dropping litter: Tanya Birkett of St Paul’s Parade, Scawsby; Tracey Bailey of Barnsley Road, Moorends; Claire Frost, of Elm Tree Grove, Thorne; Claire Fletcher of Rolleston Road, Carcroft; Alisha Dwyer of Hunt Lane, Bentley: Vanessa Coyne of Cowdor Street, Bentley; Samantha Clarke of Beckett Road, Wheatley; Tracey Chapman of Norman Crescent, Rossington, Donna Causer of Church Road, Stainforth; Louise Shemer of Sceptre Grove, Rossington; Kim Sheerin of Stoneclose Avenue, Doncaster; and Helen Sutcliffe of Gordon Street, Doncaster,

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David Bird, of King George’s Road in Rossington, who was charged with depositing and leaving bags of domestic waste at Grange Lane, did not attend court but entered a guilty plea by post. He was fined £135 and ordered to pay costs of £303.

In Barnsley, meanwhile, John Mellor, from Race Street, was fined £615 by magistrates for fly-tipping in Black Lane, Hoyland.

He was caught in the act by a member of the public who contacted the council.

Mellor also apologised and cleared up the mess he dumped.

Coun Roy Miller, Barnsley Council’s member for development, environment and culture, said: “Fly-tipping is a serious offence. It ruins any area where it is found.

“In this case it was an area of outstanding natural beauty.”