Kidwelly man fined for litter offence
Dropping litter has cost a Kidwelly man £250.
Andrew Lee Thorton, aged 30, of Heol Dyddgen, Crwbin, Kidwelly, was convicted in absence for an offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 at Ammanford Magistrates Court.
The prosecution was brought by Carmarthenshire County Council.
The court heard that the council’s environmental enforcement officers were on patrol in an unmarked vehicle at Old Oak Lane near Priory Street roundabout in Carmarthen on January 11 when they saw a man put a plastic bottle behind a green electric/telephone exchange box.
The officers stopped the car and approached them man explaining what they had seen. He immediately apologised and retrieved the bottle. The officers explained that they could either issue a fixed penalty notice for the offence or the matter could be dealt with in court.
Thorton elected to accept the fixed penalty notice of £75. However, he failed to pay it by the date specified, and ignored a reminder letter that was sent.
Magistrates fined Thorton £150 and ordered him to pay £100 towards prosecution costs.
The council is determined to clean up the county and prosecute those that break the law.
Executive board member for the environment Councillor Haydn Jones said: “There is no excuse for littering our streets, there are a number of bins in all of the town centres, however, if there are no bins immediately available then keep your rubbish with you until you are near one.
“I hope this latest court case will act as a warning to others that this type of anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated and the culprits will be punished.”
Andrew Lee Thorton, aged 30, of Heol Dyddgen, Crwbin, Kidwelly, was convicted in absence for an offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 at Ammanford Magistrates Court.
The prosecution was brought by Carmarthenshire County Council.
The court heard that the council’s environmental enforcement officers were on patrol in an unmarked vehicle at Old Oak Lane near Priory Street roundabout in Carmarthen on January 11 when they saw a man put a plastic bottle behind a green electric/telephone exchange box.
The officers stopped the car and approached them man explaining what they had seen. He immediately apologised and retrieved the bottle. The officers explained that they could either issue a fixed penalty notice for the offence or the matter could be dealt with in court.
Thorton elected to accept the fixed penalty notice of £75. However, he failed to pay it by the date specified, and ignored a reminder letter that was sent.
Magistrates fined Thorton £150 and ordered him to pay £100 towards prosecution costs.
The council is determined to clean up the county and prosecute those that break the law.
Executive board member for the environment Councillor Haydn Jones said: “There is no excuse for littering our streets, there are a number of bins in all of the town centres, however, if there are no bins immediately available then keep your rubbish with you until you are near one.
“I hope this latest court case will act as a warning to others that this type of anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated and the culprits will be punished.”
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