Gwendraeth man fined for litter
A Gwendraeth Valley man has been fined by the courts for throwing litter.
William Driver John Coles, aged 34, of Water Street, Kidwelly, was convicted in absence to an offence contrary to Section 87 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 travelling along Lower Trostre Road in Llanelli on December 7 last year when they saw a man walking towards them drinking from a can and then he threw it into the hedge.
He was issued with a fixed penalty notice of £75 but he failed to pay it within the specified time and was prosecuted through the courts as a result.
Magistrates fined him £175 and ordered him to pay prosecution costs of £300.50.
It is now hoped this case will act as a warning to would-be litterbugs that this type of anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated.
The council’s executive board member for the environment Councillor Philip Hughes said: “Dropping litter is against the law, whether it is discarding rubbish from a vehicle, throwing cigarette ends or spitting out chewing gum. This will not be tolerated and the culprits will be punished.
“If there are no bins nearby, then take your rubbish home with you to dispose of.
“We are determined to make Carmarthenshire a cleaner, greener and safer place to live for everyone.”
William Driver John Coles, aged 34, of Water Street, Kidwelly, was convicted in absence to an offence contrary to Section 87 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 travelling along Lower Trostre Road in Llanelli on December 7 last year when they saw a man walking towards them drinking from a can and then he threw it into the hedge.
He was issued with a fixed penalty notice of £75 but he failed to pay it within the specified time and was prosecuted through the courts as a result.
Magistrates fined him £175 and ordered him to pay prosecution costs of £300.50.
It is now hoped this case will act as a warning to would-be litterbugs that this type of anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated.
The council’s executive board member for the environment Councillor Philip Hughes said: “Dropping litter is against the law, whether it is discarding rubbish from a vehicle, throwing cigarette ends or spitting out chewing gum. This will not be tolerated and the culprits will be punished.
“If there are no bins nearby, then take your rubbish home with you to dispose of.
“We are determined to make Carmarthenshire a cleaner, greener and safer place to live for everyone.”
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