£150 BRIGG LITTER FINE ISSUED

A £150 fixed penalty litter-related fine has been imposed in Brigg.
During Brigg Town Council's recent annual meeting, Coun Carl Sherwood, the Deputy Town Mayor, gave the latest available statistics for offences here and elsewhere. He is a member of the cabinet on the North Lincolnshire unitary authority.
Coun Sherwood revealed figures for fixed penalty fines in April - 179 in Scunthorpe, one in Brigg, one in Messingham.
He explained that North Lincolnshire Council was concentrating on Scunthorpe but would also be looking at other areas. The £150 penalty is reduced to £100 if paid within 14 days.
Late last year North Lincolnshire Council announced a crackdown on what it called litter louts and dog foulers.
It said: "Patrols are now in operation across the county and anyone caught dropping, throwing or depositing litter and leaving it on the ground will find themselves hit with a fixed penalty notice.
"The scheme is designed to stamp out littering and dog fouling."
The Leader, Coun Rob Waltham, from Brigg, told the North Lincolnshire Council website: "We are taking an even tougher stance on environmental crime. We have a zero-tolerance policy to those people who drop waste on the ground for someone else to collect."

PICTURED: Litter discarded on Brigg streets, later picked up and binned.