Rubbish is dumped by boss
ABUSINESSMAN who dumped a trailer full of rubbish on a grass verge was fined more than £700. Wigan Magistrates Court heard that construction waste, internal doors, general building materials, and bin bags of household waste were found on a grass verge by Grimshaw Road, Skelmersdale.
West Lancashire Council has little patience for flytipping and Robbie Williams, of Enstone in Skelmersdale, had come undone when the rubbish was traced back to him and his removal company JC Group Services.
At court, Williams pleaded guilty to failing to comply with a legal notice which required him to explain to the council why the waste had been dumped. He had also been asked to provide the address of the site where it was meant to be taken.
In a punishment which the council hopes will ensure other clearance firms will never forget their responsibilities, Williams was fined £120 and ordered to pay £576.46 costs and a £30 victim surcharge, making a total of £726.46.
The council has frequently warned residents and companies that they shouldn’t feel as though they can flytip without fearing punishment. It reminds householders and businesses that they need to make sure any waste they have removed is disposed of legally.
Cllr Kevin Wright, portfolio holder for health and community safety, said: “Flytipping is a criminal offence and the council will take strong action to crackdown on this important issue.”
Anyone removing waste as part of a business must have a waste carriers licence and give waste transfer notes to whoever they collect waste from. Householders can check if someone has a waste carriers’ licence by contacting the Environment Agency online or on 03708 506506.
If you think waste has been disposed of illegally, report this to the website register at westlancs.gov.uk/flytipping.
THE well-loved gingerbread man who mysteriously vanished has now returned to his home outside the Cricketers Pub in Ormskirk.
An appeal had been issued by the Advertiser after the popular figure’s shock disappearance.
But under cover of darkness in the early hours, the wanderer returned looking a bit worse for wear.
The secretary of
Ormskirk Community Partnership, Irene Slack, said: “Little is known of Gingerbread’s activities but what we do know is something looking remarkably like a Gingerbread model was spotted in a back garden.
“Urgent talks were held and OCP considered hiring a drone to help in the search for the exact house but thankfully this was not needed.”
Members of Ormskirk Community Partnership, together with Dave Speak and his staff from the Cricketers, formed a welcoming party as the model took up a new place outside the Cricketers front door.
Dave has agreed a refurbishment of Gingerbread, this time in a cricket outfit reflecting the pub’s name.
Irene said: “OCP would like to thank all those who helped locate our model. Thanks to the publicity of its disappearance and the wanted posters around the town, residents were on the alert and a sharp eyed passer-by was able to give us vital clues.
“We and the Cricketers are just relieved to have our model back – a much loved member of the Ormskirk Gingerbread Family.”
To find out more about the volunteer group Ormskirk Community Partnership, please visit Facebook @ormskirkcp/