Honest Burgers is on the way
WINDSOR: A new burger restaurant is opening in Windsor town centre.
Honest Burgers will replace the former Tapas Revolution venue in Thames Street.
Eagle-eyed shoppers spotted a sign in the empty property’s shop window declaring the burger
chain’s plan to move to Windsor later this year.
The message said: “Hello Windsor, terrible year, so we’re super excited to bring Honest Burgers to your beautiful town in 2021.
“Feels great to be able to focus on some normal things, like getting some delicious
homemade burgers and rosemary chips into your hands.
“We love coming to new places because a big part of Honest is working with local food heroes and suppliers.”
Honest Burgers is set to open in the town later this year.
ROYAL BOROUGH: An environmental enforcement company has denied claims its officers ‘follow’ people in order to slap them with litter fines, writes James Bagley, Local Democracy Reporter.
Since patrolling the Royal Borough from last October, District Enforcement has been under fire from ward councillors and residents for the way they conduct business with residents littering their rubbish or cigarettes.
The council entered a contract with the private firm to patrol the borough and issue fixed penalty notices (FPNs) to anyone they observe, or have evidence of committing, littering, dog fouling and fly-tipping.
Just one month into the operation, residents accused District Enforcement of following and focusing almost entirely on smokers who drop their cigarette butts rather than fly-tippers.
At a communities overview and scrutiny panel on Monday, District Enforcement denied claims it ‘follows’ or ‘targets’ people with cigarettes in order to slap them with a £100
FPN – reduced to £75 if paid within 14 days.
Warren Hodgson, the director of District Enforcement, said most of the litter officers observe being dropped particularly in the town centres is cigarettes.
He said: “Officers don’t follow people, they patrol areas and if they see anyone drop litter, they will put their camera on and approach them and issue a fixed penalty notice.
“Sometimes the member of public will refuse to give details and we might follow them for a very, very short time to explain the consequences of walking away from an officer and then they take all their evidence from the camera and give it to the council.”
Daniel Edwards, the national operational manager for District Enforcement, added people may believe they are being followed – but are actually just in the vicinity of the officer’s patrol pattern.
According to figures provided by the private firm, 1,309 FPNs were issued as of December 31, 2020 – with 1,185 of them for littering offences.