FINE FOR DIRTY SPRING STREET YARD

A Rishton man has been found guilty by magistrates of failing to comply with an abatement notice ordering him to remove rubbish from the back yard of his property on Spring St in the town.

Council Enforcement Officers visited 41 year old Jason Lee Barbour’s property after complaints and saw an accumulation of many bags of rubbish in the back yard there.

After requests by Council enforcement officers to clean up the mess were ignored, they served Mr Barbour with an abatement notice which he also ignored and therefore he was summoned to court where he was convicted in his absence and ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £1330.

Cllr Clare Pritchard, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Environmental Issues said; “The backyard of this property on Spring St was a mess.  We gave Mr Barbour plenty of chances to get it cleared but when he failed to do so we’ve issued an abatement notice which he’s ignored and so we’ve taken him to court.  Again this case serves as a reminder to all those who don’t clear up their rubbish, we won’t tolerate it and will take you to court if necessary where you could face big fines and costs.”