Smokers fined thousands for dropping cigarette butts in Somerset streets

Smokers in North Somerset have been hit with thousands of pounds worth of fines – for dropping cigarette butts in the street. Thirty four people found themselves in court for breaching public space protection orders (PSPOs) by littering in a public place.

The prosecutions were brought by North Somerset Council. Pet owners also found themselves before the court. Three people were charged with walking a dog off a lead in an area where they must be on leads while two pet owners were fined for having a dog in an exclusion zone.

Total fines ranged from £156 to £508 depending on means and whether a guilty plea was entered. North Somerset Council were awarded costs in all cases. Each person had been given a fixed penalty notice for £75 and sent at least one reminder letter but failed to pay.

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The following three people were found guilty of walking a dog off lead in an area where dogs must be on leads: Kevin Lewis of Turtlegate Avenue, Bristol; Emily Maya of Sussex Place, Plymouth and John Thatcher of Glebe Road, Weston-super-Mare.

The following two people were found guilty of having a dog in an exclusion zone: Anna Jane of George Street, Weston-super-Mare and Leigh Rogers of Wilton Crescent, Weston-super-Mare.

The 34 people found guilty of littering by dropping a cigarette were: Corine Bear of Stanley Road, Weston-super-Mare; Sean Beeton of Hazeldene Road, Weston-super-Mare; Richard Harper of Bellamy Avenue, Bristol; Jade Harvey of Milton Road, Weston-super-Mare; Shantal Jones of Selworthy Road, Weston-super-Mare; Darren Jordan of Cleeve Drive, Bristol; Jamie Kay of Station Road, Weston-super-Mare; Fiaz Mahmood of Apple Close, Blackburn; Sam Palmer of Kipling Road, Weston-super-Mare; Amanda Perkin of Leslie Green Court, Newport; Jake Powell of Lansdowne Grove Lodge, Bath; Steven Powell of St Catherines Road, Evesham; Lukasz Prokopik of Ringwood Grove, Weston-super-Mare; Andrew Radford of Baildon Crescent, Weston-super-Mare; Agna Riabaite of Dunster Crescent, Weston-super-Mare; Abby Robinson of Sunnyside Road, Weston-super-Mare; Natasha Sabastonelli of Hildesheim Close, Weston-super-Mare; Lisa Shepherd of Orchard Street, Weston-super-Mare; Joe Smith of Wagons Lane, Tonbridge; John Smith of Stella Road, Tipton; Laura Smith of Fairfield, County Durham; Julina Sodmrl of Locking Road, Weston-super-Mare; Jade Stacey of Wesley Drive, Weston-super-Mare; Leon Tarner of Old Street, Clevedon; Katie Taylor of Abbots Close, Weston-super-Mare; Lisa Thomas of Coleridge Road, Weston-super-Mare; Samantha Virgo of Lisle Road, Weston-super-Mare; Alex Wain of Teasel Walk, Weston-super-Mare; Christopher Walker of Coralberry Drive, Weston-super-Mare; Billy Wall of Fox Road, High Wycombe; Barry Whitmore of Wellbrook Terrace, Tiverton; Robert Whitmore of Burton Road, Bideford; David Williams of Tom Williams Court, Swansea; and Lianne Wynters of Milton Brow, Weston-super-Mare.