Published on October 11, 2018 at 5:01 pm
A 12-month trial to tackle people who blight the borough has been approved.
This will see private enforcement officers from the firm District Enforcement issuing on-the-spot fines for littering, dog fouling and flytipping.
Two dedicated officers will patrol the borough’s streets and parks seven days a week, targeting hot-spots identified by the council.
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Published on October 3, 2018 at 9:38 am
Rossendale Council could bring in a private company to crack down on littering, flytipping and dog fouling.
A proposed 12-month trial would allow private enforcement officers from the firm District Enforcement to issue on-the-spot fines across the borough for the offences.
Two dedicated officers would patrol the borough’s streets and parks seven days a week, targeting hot-spots identified by the council.
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Published on November 1, 2017 at 10:08 am
Rossendale Borough Council has issued a fixed penalty notice of £400 for flytipping.
The fine was given to a man from Bury after household waste was found fly tipped next to Wood Lane in Edenfield.
Councillor Jackie Oakes, Portfolio Holder for Operations at Rossendale Borough Council, said:
Flytippers are a blight on local neighbourhoods and their disgusting and arrogant behaviour needs to be stopped.
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