AUTHORITIES in Redcar and Cleveland are reporting success in a crackdown on people who drop litter and allow their dogs to foul in towns and on open spaces.
Community wardens in Eston have issued the first two £25 on-the-spot fines. One man was guilty of dropping litter and the second was a man whose dog fouled open space in Dormanstown.
The warden service began as a pilot scheme in Eston and has recently been extended to Brotton.
Coun Sylvia Szintai, lead councillor for the environment and infrastructure, said: "This gives a clear message that our first priority is trying to instill a greater sense of improving the environment we live in. But if those messages are not heeded, we can also demonstrate that we have the power to impose penalties.
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