dog fouling
Published on August 16, 2019 at 10:34 am
People allowing their dogs to foul in Rossendale have been hit by fines as a specialist enforcement team continues its work in the borough.
On-the-spot-fines have been issued by District Enforcement, which started a 12-month trial across Rossendale in December 2018.
Dedicated officers are patrolling the borough’s streets and parks seven days-a-week, targeting hot-spots identified by the Council.
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Published on February 19, 2019 at 1:42 pm
A pensioner has been ordered to pay more than £300 after he was recorded disposing of his dog waste in the river six times.
Geoffrey Wright of Lee Road, Bacup, was caught throwing the waste between 12th and 14th October 2018. He has ordered to pay £200 legal costs to Rossendale Borough Council and £133.34 for investigations costs.
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Published on October 11, 2018 at 5:01 pm
A 12-month trial to tackle people who blight the borough has been approved.
This will see private enforcement officers from the firm District Enforcement issuing on-the-spot fines for littering, dog fouling and flytipping.
Two dedicated officers will patrol the borough’s streets and parks seven days a week, targeting hot-spots identified by the council.
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Published on October 3, 2018 at 9:38 am
Rossendale Council could bring in a private company to crack down on littering, flytipping and dog fouling.
A proposed 12-month trial would allow private enforcement officers from the firm District Enforcement to issue on-the-spot fines across the borough for the offences.
Two dedicated officers would patrol the borough’s streets and parks seven days a week, targeting hot-spots identified by the council.
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Published on May 15, 2017 at 2:48 pm
Civic Pride Rossendale recently started a new project of creating yellow signs on the pavement in areas where dog fouling has been an ongoing problem. Early signs are good, in that the number of both unbagged and bagged and discarded faeces appear to have been reduced. This is obviously in line with our hopes and expectations but why does it work?
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