Monday, 28 October 2019

Cllr Naheed Mather outlines the recent prosecutions for Fly tipping etc and Greenspace Action Team work in Ward Areas


Another great month in September for the Greenspace Action Team.

A prosecution at Kirklees Magistrate Court for fly tipping.
The defendant Danut Mustafa pleaded guilty to the section 34 offence and this was acceptable to the prosecution. The section 33 and 34(5) offences were withdrawn.

The defendant was not legally represented and had the assistance of a Romanian interpreter.
The court sentence was as follows:

1.     £200 fine

2.     £1550 costs

3.     £30 surcharge

The payment is £50pw and first payment within 14days.
Another prosecution at Kirklees Magistrate Court for Fly tipping.
Defendant Daniel Paxman pleaded guilty to one count of fly tipping – sec 33 EPA 1990

Costs £640

Fine £ 720 – 200 – 200 – 240 clearance

Victim Surcharge £72

The team successfully completed Ward Walkabout requests for Dewsbury West, Dewsbury South, Dewsbury East, Batley East and Batley West by the Ward Reaction Team (WRT). Brilliant feedback received from the councillors and general public.
Dewsbury West Cllrs asked for the huge fly tipping on Beacon Street and Bradbury Street to be cleared. The team did a fantastic job by clearing both sites. 

Dewsbury West Ward                                                                   Dewsbury South Ward


                










Public right of ways on High Road, Dewsbury were inaccessible due to overgrown vegetation. Ward team did an excellent job by re-opening the paths for the public.
The cycle track from Savile Road to Asda Foot Bridge in Dewsbury was overgrown, the team did a great job by clearing the track. We received a thank you email from the Septuagenarian Cyclist. 
The Canary Island area on Wilson Wood Street, Batley was completely overgrown, the team did an amazing job by clearing the whole area. The volunteer coordinators will now contact the local school/mosque to get the children involved in a planting bulb project at Canary Island.


The fountain area on junction of Headfield Road and Savile Road, Dewsbury (as above) was cleaned by the team. A local resident called to thank the team for doing a great job promptly. 
Traffic islands around Kirklees have been grubbed by the team

Issued 15 fixed penalties.

Littering from motor vehicle – 6 FPN’s issued

Litter face to face – 6 FPN’s issued

Fly tip – 2 FPN’s issued

Breach of CPN – 1 FPN issued

4 FPN’s paid

Appealed – 1

Withdrawn – 3