Four residents in Pendle have been fined a total of £2,484 for littering the borough’s streets.
 
Pendle Council said it issued fixed penalty notices, but none of the offenders paid their fines and the cases were referred to court.

Leader of Pendle Council, Councillor Asjad Mahmood, said: “The council tries its best to keep the borough clean and tidy and we expect residents to do the same in their neighbourhoods.”
 
Shahid Shabbir, of Colne Road, Brierfield, pleaded guilty to littering in Colne Road.

He was fined £146 and ordered to pay costs of £439 and a £58 victim surcharge, bringing the total to £643.
 
Patrycja Wiese, of Larch Street, Nelson, was convicted in her absence of littering in Larch Street. She was fined £220 and ordered to pay costs of £421 and a £88 victim surcharge, bringing the total to £729. 
 
Oliviu Kovacs, of Smith Street, Nelson, was convicted in his absence of littering in Smith Street. He was fined £220 and ordered to pay costs of £248 and a £88 victim surcharge, bringing the total to £556.
 
In her absence, Elena Kovacs, of Smith Street, Nelson, was found guilty of littering in Smith Street. She was fined £220 and ordered to pay costs of £248 and a £88 victim surcharge, bringing the total to £556.
 
Pendle Council's assistant director of operational services, David Walker, added: “These prosecutions show how hard our officers work to make sure offenders pay for their actions.”
 
Portfolio holder for environment and climate change, Cllr Zafar Ali, said: "I'm pleased these cases have led to successful prosecutions, to demonstrate just how seriously both Pendle Council and the courts look upon these crimes.”