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FLY-TIPPJERS and litter-louts have; been warned to watch o u t a s 'th e ,: police and council-join forces to get ■ tough on people cau g h t dunapihg;


rubbish. From Tuesday, fly-tipping has beconie, ; • : ■ V -


an arrestable offence, with the most seri-. ous casesjresulting in a maximum £50,000 fine or five years’ imprisonment. Even parish councils will be able to


impose on the spot fines of £50 for any­ one caught dropping even a tiny amount of litter. -■ /


■ ■ ■ Clitheroe police officers are working


closely with cleansing bosses at Kibble Valley Borough-Council on a number of iiiitiatives to tackle thebn-going problem of fly-tipping, which is costing council, taxpayers thousands of pounds a year. The move follows a string of incidents


over the past 12 months, in which tonnes of hazardous asbestos and associated debris has been found dumped in the bor­ ough.


■ ■ The Four Lane Ends area of Clitheroe


has been particularly badly hit, with nearly 30 tonnes of asbestos tipped there in 2003 and another 10 tonnes at the same site just two weeks ago. , This week saw the first raft of meas­


ures in the “Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act.”


Gum-droppers and smokers throwing - aim to make people think'twice before ; ' /


away cigarette ends can be given on-th^ spot fines of £50, soon to rise to £75. The new measures also give extra powers for loral authorities to deal with the sale or repair of vehicles on the road as part of a nuisance parking offence. The borough


.. council’s legal director, Mr Paul Tunson, this week said: “The council has always taken fly-tipping seriously and will not hesitate to use. these new powers, if nec­ essary pursuing the culprits through the


courts.” Mr Alan Boyer, the council’s street


cleansing and grounds maintenance man­ ager, said that, despite the threat of pros-, ecution and fines, the tippers were ignor­ ing warnings and continuing to dump waste. He, along with the police are determined to clampdown on fly-tipping in particular and both have vowed to come down hard on the culprits, whom


. they have branded selfish and incoMider- ate. Mr Boyer commented: “Fly-tipping is not only costing the council taxpayer’s thousands of pounds a year, but it is tak­ ing up the valuable time of council work­ ers. It is also putting lives at risk, as the fibres from the hazardous asbestos can be deadly if inhaled.


“Over the past 12 months, the council has had to deal with three major fly-tip-


. ;


' ping incidents, which haye left the council with a clean-up bill of £10,000 and has involved 46 council workers. “■W


e are getting tough on fly-tipping and; by joining forces with the police, we


they illegally dump rubbish.” Also deter­ mined to hit the dumpers hard is Clitheroe’s-police chief, Insp. Bob Ford. He said; “Fly-tipping is something that I find grossly unacceptable and it is totally irresponsible of people dumping rubbish to expect council taxpayers to foot the


bill.: “The police are exploring a number of .•


initiatives together with the council to stop this from happening again. We will take robust action against those respon­


sible.” . When removing the asbestos, council


workers have to don protective hoiler suits arid masks, and have to remove the waste iritoTocal storage before transfer­ ring it.tp ai specialist landfill tip at Freck- leton, near Preston.


; ' - ' The specialist tip is designed to handle


. contaminated material. Removing the i; material is expected to cost the taxpayer


up to £2,400. ■ Mr Boyer has renewed his plea to Rib-.


ble Valley folk to come forward and - report fly-tippers to the police or council.: He added: “People especially need to -


be aware of suspicious six or eight-wheel­ er vehicles neah the>Four Lane Ends site and report the registration nuiriher to the • police or council in confidence. Even if they don’t thinhonythihg of it,4t’s best to report the incident so the council can followitup.” Anyone with information should call


Clitheroe police on 443344, or Mr Boyer o n


01200 429405 or 425111.


THERE were smiles galore in Clitheroe town centre a t the weekend as the Great Days Festi­ val celebrated its first decade. ■ The three-day long event was billed as the biggest and best yet with song, dance, bands galore, a successful world, record attempt at an underwater escape and a special children’s festival. As is now traditional, the sheep


attended too. Flocks of them were spotted in shop wmdows and around the Castle Grounds as part of the Sheepfest, now in its third year.


. . Pictured is “Mary the Faerik’


- one of the popular attractions at the first children’s festival. ,


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