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In separate cases at Burnley Magistrates Court, the five offenders were ordered to pay a total of £4,048.82 between them.

Bryoney Tyhurst, of Bank Street, Brierfield, was fined a total of £1,460.50 for persistently dumping bags of household waste.

She was issued a fixed penalty notice for breaching Section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and ordered to pay £150. Her failure to pay meant her crime was referred to Burnley Magistrates Court.

In her absence, she was found guilty of dumping waste in the Bank Street area of Brierfield, fined £660 and ordered to pay court costs of £512.50. She was also ordered to pay £24 compensation and £264 victim surcharge, bringing the total to £1,460.50 payable to Pendle Borough Council. 

Betty Heimann, of Cleveland Street, Colne, was fined £844.50 for persistently dumping bags of household waste on a back street.

She was issued a fixed penalty notice for breaching Section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and ordered to pay £150. Her failure to pay meant her crime was referred to Burnley Magistrates Court.

In her absence, she was found guilty of dumping waste in Cleveland Street, fined £220 and ordered to pay court costs of £512.50. She was also ordered to pay £24 compensation and £88 victim surcharge, making a total of £844.50.

Dinasada Ionita, of Larch Street, Nelson, was fined £868.50 for persistently dumping bags of waste on a back street.

She was issued a fixed penalty notice for breaching Section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and ordered to pay £150. Her Failure to pay meant her crime was referred to Burnley Magistrates Court.

In her absence, she was found guilty of dumping waste in the Larch Street Area of Nelson, fined £220 and ordered to pay court costs of £512.50. She was also ordered to pay £48 compensation and £88 surcharge, totally amounting to £868.50.

Katarzyna Potega, of Pilgrim Street, Nelson, was fined £188 for persistently dumping waste on a back street.

She was issued a fixed penalty notice for breaching Section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and ordered to pay £150. Her Failure to pay meant her crime was referred to Burnley Magistrates Court.

She attended court and pleaded guilty, explaining she had booked someone to take the waste away, but they didn't turn up. So she moved the waste from the back yard so her child could play. She was fined £40 and ordered to pay court costs of £100 and £48 compensation for the clean-up, making a total of £188.

Leona Allonby, of Knotts Lane, Colne, was fined £687.32 for persistently dumping bags of household waste on a back street.

She was issued a fixed penalty notice for breaching a community protection notice under the Anti- Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 and ordered to pay £150. Her failure to pay meant her crime was referred to Burnley Magistrates Court.

In her absence, she was found guilty of dumping waste in the Waterside and Horsfield area of Colne, fined £356.00 and ordered to pay court costs of £331.32, as well as £48 compensation and £88 victim surcharge, totalling £687.32.

Councillor Asjad Mahmood, Leader of Pendle Borough Council, said: “The Council tries its best to keep the borough clean and tidy and we expect residents to do the same with their neighbourhoods, respecting their fellow neighbours and the areas in which they live.”

Councillor Zafar Ali, who has responsibility for Environment and Climate Change, said: "I'm pleased these cases have led to successful prosecutions, to demonstrate just how seriously both Pendle Borough Council and the courts look upon these crimes.”

David Walker, Pendle Borough Council's Assistant Director of Operational Services, added: “These cases represent a small number of offences we are investigating. The successful prosecutions allow us to show that we take environmental crime very seriously and our officers work very hard to bring offenders to task.

“Another lesson learned is that by failing to pay the initial fixed penalty notice, all the offenders have ended up with much larger fines and their offences being made public."

To report littering and fly tipping, visit the Council’s website www.pendle.gov.uk/doitonline