A Middleton woman has been fined after evidence was found in 2 bags of waste fly-tipped in an alleyway at Back Gilmour Street, Middleton, less than a 2-minute walk from her home.
A council enforcement warden found the bags on 20 July 2023 with evidence inside that led to Kirsty Anderson of Townley Street attending an interview where she admitted to dumping the bags.
She was issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) of £150, reduced to £65 for payment within 7 days for littering, which would have discharged her from any further liability.
Ms Anderson appeared at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court on 1 December 2023, following her refusal to pay the FPN, where she pleaded guilty to an offence contrary to Section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act (1990) for littering and ordered to pay a total of £362 in fines and costs.
