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Eastbourne council gets tough over fly-tipping
EASTBOURNE Borough Council has prosecuted four offenders for environmental and anti-social behaviour offences.
Ashley Ellis, 21, of Seaside Road, failed to attend the hearing but was found guilty in his absence for the offence of fly-tipping.
The charge related to the dumping of a three-seater sofa which was found by a skip on the pavement outside Treasure Island.
Mr Ellis was fined £350 and ordered to pay £75 towards the council’s costs.
Ian Tidbury, 39, of Wish Hill, was found guilty in his absence for the offence of littering and fined £175 and ordered to pay £50 towards the council’s costs.
Stacey Shantel, 27, of Walsingham Close, pleaded guilty to the offence of fly-tipping; she was fined £100 and ordered to pay £50 costs.
Darren Keilly, 41, of Glynde Avenue, Hampden Park, failed to attend to answer to the charge of urinating in public and was found guilty in his absence where he was fined £100 and ordered to pay £50 costs.
Cabinet portfolio holder Councillor Steve Wallis said, “Eastbourne Borough Council are determined to continue the work of improving the towns environment.
“We will not hesitate to take action and prosecute anyone who is caught breaking any environmental laws.
“We are very pleased to see a number of successful prosecutions as this reinforces the council’s commitment to the cleanliness of the town.”
Signs have been placed in known fly tipping areas informing the public that the dumping of rubbish is a criminal offence.
The council will prosecute anyone found and caught fly-tipping.
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Carter
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 06:17 PMYou're right Ron, the council definitely prefers the stick to the carrot. The council could welcome all Eastbourne residents and businesses to tip what they like and then they can announce that they have successfully eliminated fly-tipping in Eastbourne. Drinks all round! Councils should serve their funders, not pretend to be the police, we pay them to take away our rubbish!
PinaColada
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 01:05 PMTotally agree roneoron! Why make it so hard to dispose of large items and then complain that people are taking matters into their own hands. When you move home it is expensive enough hiring vans etc without having to worry that by disposing of your un-wanted furniture in the proper way i.e taking it to the tip you will get charged for transporting it in the only vehicle that is large enough for take it! I dont agree with flytipping but i am sure in many cases it would be avioded.
roneoron
Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 11:05 AMInstead of spending mega-bucks of taxpayer's money on cleaning up after fly tippers, and the cost of obtaining derisory fines, which are gobbled up by HM Treasury by expensive prosecutions, perhaps the common sense approach would be to welcome people tipping at the designated sites. No vans, no trucks, no trailers, no high sided vehicles, expensive, visit limiting permits and licences, headless chicken syndrome when hazardous materials are involved are all designed to actually encourage fly tipping. It would surely be less expensive to welcome everybody to free-tip, to recycle virtually everything, and burn what's left at Newhaven to generate electricity. Simples to us taxpayers. Impossible for bureaucrats to see!
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