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Loughborough man fined for dropping cigarette end in the street

Posted on 05/02/10
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A carelessly dropped cigarette end has cost a Loughborough man more than 450 in fines and legal fees.

Charnwood Borough Council took action against 52-year-old George Clarke, of Manor Drive, after he was caught littering in the towns Southfield Road last August.

He was ordered to pay a 175 fine, 276.38 in costs and a 15 victim surcharge by Loughborough Magistrates on Tuesday (February 2) after he failed to pay a fixed penalty notice issued by a street warden who witnessed the incident.

Hilary Fryer, Cabinet Member for the Environment at Charnwood Borough Council, said: One dropped cigarette may not seem much, but litter breeds litter.

Litter is a huge problem and an estimated 28.5 million tonnes of waste are collected in England every year.

If everyone put their litter in the bin it would save millions of pounds a year and make communities look and feel better.

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Created: Friday 19th of March 2010 05:30:01 PM

Leicestershire,Loughborough

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Created: Friday 19th of March 2010 03:03:35 PM

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Created: Friday 19th of March 2010 03:03:34 PM

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Created: Friday 19th of March 2010 03:03:33 PM

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Created: Wednesday 21st of October 2009 08:10:43 AM

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Created: Wednesday 14th of January 2009 09:13:06 AM

Charnwood,Borough,Council,Loughborough

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