Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Fines for dog fouling set for £25 increase
FINES for littering and dog fouling offences have been increased by Caerphilly council in response to “public concern”. Cabinet members met
on Wednesday to discuss a health, social care, and wellbeing scrutiny com- mittee report which recom- mended an increase by £25 to £100, or £75 if paid with- in seven days of the issue. It currently stands at £75 and £50 respectively. In 2013-14, public protec-
tion staff at the authority issued 239 fixed penalty no- tices for littering, attract- ing paid fines of £11,200. Looking forward to 2015-
16, assuming 239 fixed penalty notices were to be served and 218 paid at the proposed reduced rate of £75, income from fines would total £16,350. As the Anti-Social Behav- iour Crime and Policing
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Act 2014 is a new piece of legislation it is difficult to predict how many fixed penalty notices might be is- sued, but the number is ex- pected to be relatively low, the report said. It is therefore estimated
that there will be an ad- ditional annual income of around £5,000 as a result of the measures, which was unanimously agreed by cabinet members. The report said the move should act as a deterrent to irresponsible dog owners and to prevent littering as well as anti-social behav- iour. But Councillor David
Poole, cabinet member with responsibility for public protection, said it was not about the money. He said: “Dog control or-
der and littering offences are very emotive issues for residents across Caerphilly county borough, and we welcome this increase in the level of fine for fixed penalty notices. “I would also emphasise
that this is certainly not in- tended as a cash generating exercise – we are simply re- acting to public concernand taking action against the small minority who commit these offences, in order to reassure our residents that we are taking these matters very seriously.” The introduction of the in- creased fines for breach of dog control orders as well as littering offences are set to come into force from June 1.
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Restaurant boss dons cape to join the battle against childhood cancer
“I believe that every child deserves a chance at a childhood without suffer- ing and pain, to enjoy and have happy memories.” Ben Twyman, head of
events at Children with Cancer UK, said: “All our runners are superheroes for giving up their precious time, not only to train, but to raise much needed funds to help us fight childhood cancer.” Children with Cancer UK
is the leading national chil- dren’s charity dedicated to the fight against all forms of childhood cancer. The charity funds life-saving research into the causes, prevention and treatment of childhood cancer and works to protect young lives through essential wel- fare and campaigning pro- grammes. The Children with Can-
HERO: Jamie Smith in the costume he will wear for Saturday’s Virgin Money London Marathon
A CAERPHILLY man will swap his fast food work clothes for a colourful super- hero outfit for this weekend’s London marathon. Jamie Smith, who is a man-
ager at McDonald’s in Caer- philly, will be among 1,400 runners dressed as super- heroes at Saturday’s Virgin Money London Marathon.
Mr Smith, 33, is busy train-
ing for the big day and hopes to raise £2,000 through spon- sorship and fundraising activities for Children with Cancer UK – while dressed as an unnamed superhero. He said: “I’m looking for- ward to it. It’ll be quite a challenge, especially with the costume.
cer UK running team can be found in races across the globe from New York to Newcastle and Portsmouth to Paris – all running to help raise funds to save young lives. To help Children with Cancer UK raise essential funds and continue the fight against childhood cancer, visit childrenwith-
cancer.org.uk to make a donation or find out howto get involved.
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