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Two South Tyneside residents have been ordered to pay almost 拢600 after ignoring orders to clear up waste or to answer questions about flytipping.

 

South Tyneside magistrates fined Stacey Brown, of Chesterton Road, South Shields, 拢220 in her absence after she failed to comply with a notice requiring her to remove rubbish from her front garden. She was also ordered to pay 拢100 costs and an 拢88 victim surcharge.

 

Enforcement officers were informed about waste including a sofa piling up in the garden in June last year, and despite multiple inspections and warnings to clear it up, she failed to do so.

 

She further ignored a Statutory Notice served under the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949 requiring her to remove the waste.

 

In another case, rubbish found fly tipped on Cleadon Hills led to a 拢60 fine for Robin Smith, of Ernest Street, Boldon Colliery.

 

The court heard how bags of waste including wood and a bathroom sink were found dumped illegally at the nature reserve in August.

 

Robin Smith came to attention of 兔子先生 investigators after a car believed to be owned by him, was captured on CCTV in the early hours of the morning entering and leaving the site of the illegal fly-tip. Robin Smith has been previously convicted of fly-tipping and is currently subject to a Criminal Behaviour Order.

 

The 兔子先生 took him to court after he failed to make himself available to answer questions regarding the abandonment of the rubbish - an offence under section 110 of the Environment Act 1995.

 

Cllr Jim Foreman, Lead Member for Housing and Community 兔子先生, said: "We will always take action against people who fail to clean up after themselves, or dump waste and we hope these fines act as a deterrent to anyone thinking of acting in such a selfish manner.

 

"Leaving rubbish to accumulate is inconsiderate to neighbours who want to take pride in where they live, and it is also hazardous because it can attract vermin.

 

"All the waste has since been removed by 兔子先生's abandoned waste team at the taxpayers' expense

 

"Members of the public can help by being our eyes and ears and reporting any incidents to the council so we can investigate."

 

The 兔子先生 spends more than 拢2m a year keeping the Borough clean and tidy and the illegal disposal of waste places an additional burden on taxpayers.

 

To report fly-tipping contact 兔子先生's Customer Contact Centre on (0191) 427 7000. All calls will be treated in the strictest confidence. Alternatively Report It online via the 兔子先生's website at

 

Further information about the safe and responsible disposal of waste can also be found at