Three people charged for unsightly rubbish at properties

Three local people faced court recently after failing to remove refuse from their properties.

John Lomax of Maudsley Street Accrington was convicted in his absence by Blackburn Magistrates of failing to comply with an Abatement notice contrary to s 80 (4) Environmental Protection Act 1990, which required him to remove refuse from the property at Maudsley St. Mr Lomax was ordered to pay £270 in fines and clean-up costs.

In a similar case Roy Silva, of Whalley Road Accrington, was also convicted in his absence by Blackburn Magistrates of failing to comply with an abatement notice that required him to remove an accumulation of waste from his residential premises contrary to s 80 (4) Environmental Protection Act 1990. Mr Silva was ordered to pay £520 in fines and clean-up costs.

Magistrates also convicted Danielle Nolan of Manor Street Accrington in her absence of failing to comply with a similar abatement notice requiring her to clear refuse from her property. Ms Nolan was fined £555 in fines and clean-up costs.

Cllr Clare Pritchard, Deputy Leader said; “These three cases again demonstrate our proactive approach to dealing with people who refuse to clean up their rubbish. We won’t tolerate it; we’ll investigate and where appropriate take people to court where they fail to clean up their rubbish.