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 The section 33 and 34(5) offences were withdrawn.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Withdrawn – 3
