Council gets tough on fly-tippers

Date published: 22 March 2018


A fly-tipper was caught on camera dumping rubbish behind her parents’ home.

On six occasions between June and July last year, images were captured of Sahika Begum (aged 40) of Urmson Street, Oldham leaving rubbish to the rear of Honeywell Lane.

On March 8 at Tameside Magistrates’ Court, she pleaded guilty to six charges of fly tipping and was fined £120 with a victim surcharge and £300 costs.

On March 15 Josephine Curley, of Mayfield Road, Oldham, pleaded guilty to fly-tipping waste to the rear of Mayfield Road on October 19, 2016 and failing in a duty of care on November 25 that year after she allowed someone else to deposit her waste into the alleyway.     

She was fined £140 with £30 victim surcharge and £80 costs.

After failing to pay a fixed penalty notice (FPN) for littering issued on May 10, 2017, and fly-tipping in an alleyway to the rear of her home on Abbey Hills Road on four occasions, Caroline Aspill (49) was brought before the court on the same day.

She was fined £200 with a £30 victim surcharge and £300 costs.

Ruth Lightbown left waste behind her home on Ashton Road in September, 2016. She pleaded guilty to fly-tipping and was fined £120 plus a £30 victim surcharge and £100 costs.

Evidence collected from 10 black bags of rubbish found dumped at the end of Kent Street was traced to Jaroslaw Psuik.

He was issued with a FPN but failed to pay.

He also failed to attend court and was found guilty of flipping in his absence.

The 31-year-old was fined £100 with a £30 victim surcharge and £356 costs.

Environmental health officers visited Church Walk, Royton following complaints of smoke causing problems.

They found a fire at Fence Right Fencing was causing the issues and wrote to the owner of the firm, Joe Hardman, advising him not to burn waste.

Further complaints were received and a legal notice was served.

Breaches of the notice were witnessed in August, September, October and November.

On March 8, Hardman failed to attend court and was fined £1,000 plus a £30 victim surcharge and £550 costs.

Councillor Barbara Brownridge, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods and Co-operatives, said: “Oldham Council, and the majority of our residents, are trying to keep Oldham clean and green.

“Unfortunately, a small majority of people continue to break the law and think they can get away with it, which is in itself very sad. We shouldn’t have to keep tidying up after irresponsible people.

“However, our teams will continue to investigate and take action if we find evidence.”