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james73 · Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:46 pm Post subject:

1300 litter louts face court for dodging fines

MORE than 1300 litter louts in Glasgow could face court action for failing to
pay fixed penalty fines.

Latest figures reveal one in seven of the 9401 adults slapped with fines in
Glasgow have been reported to the procurator fiscal for non-payment.

As reported in the Evening Times, the first court action against five
non-payers took place earlier this month.

Since then 10 warrants have been issued for non-attendance and several
cases have been continued.

A progress report on the council's £4million Clean Glasgow campaign also
outlined the latest action taken to crack down on louts.

Eleven CCTV cameras have been installed in one of the city's fly-tipping
hotspots - Govanhill - in a bid to catch illegal dumpers.

Last month the Evening Times told how angry residents in the area called
for cameras after enduring months of fly-tipping.

A gate has also been put up at Gaffney's Lane, off Allison Street, one of
the hotspots.

Meanwhile, in the West of the city, illegally dumped black bags will be
searched in a bid to identify litterbugs over the next four weeks.

A number of major clean-ups have also been organised for Drumchapel.

And a takeaway in Knightswood could face a fine of up to £2500 if it
doesn't clean up its act.

Freddies, of Great Western Road, was issued with a Street Litter Control
Order by the Sheriff Court for three years, after continually failing to keep
its bins tidy.

James H
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scallopboy · Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 3:03 pm Post subject:

I hope the authorities pull out all the stops to catch these highly dangerous criminals. No stone must be left unturned and all the resources of the police should be pulled off lesser cases like murder, rape, robbery, catching tv license evaders and of course those dangerous photographers.

fecking bastard police state we live in innit?
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glasgowken · Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 3:29 pm Post subject:

Hope Freddies don't put the price of their suppers up. Now it's personal

james73 · Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:50 pm Post subject:

Rapid-response unit to tackle litter in Glasgow

GLASGOW'S latest weapon in the war against litter louts has been unveiled - an
army of rapid-response clean-up hitmen.

Fifteen council-run crews, the first of their kind in Scotland, take to the
streets today in communities across the city, tackling litter, fly-tipping
graffiti and problems such as dirty needles.

They'll also take on environmental duties such as cleaning streets and
street furniture, clearing lanes and tidying up overgrown vegetation.

According to litter chiefs the mobile teams will be able to respond more
quickly than ever before to residents' complaints.

Council leader Steven Purcell said the project would make a difference to
every neighbourhood, and take Glasgow's anti-litter efforts "to a new level".

The 45 new staff are the latest recruits to the council's £4million Clean
Glasgow campaign, which is supported by the Evening Times.

Three squads will be based in each of the five areas of the city - north, west,
east, south-east and south-west.

Each team has three members, including a driver, and a fully-equipped
vehicle.

They won't be able to issue fines - but cleansing chiefs say they will work
closely with litter wardens and other enforcement staff to nail the worst
offenders.

The crews will also act on information provided by the army of neighbourhood
volunteers - the hundreds of residents described by one council insider as
their "eyes and ears" in the community.

James H
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