Islington Council's drive to keep the boroughs streets clean was given a boost this month as Daniel Berhane, of Roma News Food and Wine Store, 331 Caledonian Road was ordered to pay fines and costs of £700 after he was found guilty of dumping rubbish.
Councillor Lucy Watt, executive member for environment said: "A cleaner Islington is a top priority and it's up to all of us to play our part. Many members of the public tell me that they are angered by people having no regard for the state of the area we live in and who persist in dumping rubbish on our streets. Through a combination of education, rapid clean-ups and fining persistent offenders the council is working hard to bring our street cleanliness up to a high standard for everyone to enjoy."
Islington Council had issued Mr Berhane with two £50 Fixed Penalty Notice after he had littered the public highway with plastic bags full of rubbish on 8 December 2005 and 16 January 2006. In both cases, he failed to pay the £50 Fixed Penalty Notices resulting in his court appearance.
Enforcement officers have completed a successful year in their attempt to clean the streets of Islington of unsightly and unhygienic bags of rubbish and litter. Fixed penalties have more than doubled in value from just over £9,000 in 2004/ 05 to over £21,000 in the year just completed.
There were a total of almost 600 Fixed Penalty Notices issued 2005/2006, compared to 250 in 2004/2005.
Mr Berhane was fined and ordered to pay costs of £700 for offences under the Environmental Protection Act at Highbury Magistrates Court.
The council has also had another success at Highbury Magistrates' Court, with Islington Wines on Upper Street fined £75 and ordered to pay £200 costs.
A reheard case against the Edinburgh Cellar public house saw the fine increased from £150 to £650.
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