YOU CAN HELP MAKE THE REGION A NICER PLACE TO BE

Today, the Grimsby Evening Telegraph has reported that fly-tipping is costing council taxpayers £140,000 a year. North East Lincolnshire Council regularly removes tonnes of illegal waste from all across the Borough; and items often include: prams, fridges and mattresses to rotting food and dirty packaging.

A few months ago the newspaper started Grot Spot campaign with the support of North East Lincolnshire Council with the aim of giving the area a spring clean, and on a number of occasions I have been out and about in East Marsh carrying out Community Clean Ups.

The next East Marsh Community Clean Up will be held next Saturday (4 April); yes it will be the return of a “Blitz on the East Marsh”. Keep an eye on this website for further details – they will be published on or before Wednesday.

The latest figures released by the Government show there were 1,870 incidents of fly-tipping in North East Lincolnshire in 2007/8 – and only 66 successful prosecutions for the offence.

And with up to seven-tonnes of fly-tipped waste removed from the streets of North East Lincolnshire each month, today the Telegraph along with the support of the Council appealed to everyone to become part of a crackdown on thoughtless people blighting our landscape.

By shopping fly-tippers and reporting eyesores, North East Lincolnshire Council’s environmental enforcement manager, John Waite, says YOU can help make the region a nicer place to be.

“I would encourage anybody to report any negative activities or places where waste is building up to us as soon as possible,” he said.

“By giving us as many details as you can you will help us to take action as soon as possible and bring these people to justice.

“We now liaise with the Environment Agency, Humberside Police and neighbouring authorities to make sure we are doing as much as possible to make North East Lincolnshire an even better place to live.”

Tony Neul, Acting Deputy Director of Neighbourhood Services at North East Lincolnshire Council, said: “I would like to commend both the public and the Telegraph for working with us to cleanse and regenerate the area.

“It is down to the hard work of our staff, the Community Wardens and Police Community Support Officers that so many Grot Spots have been transformed.”

To report fly-tipping call NELC on (01472) 313131 and ask to speak to Environmental Services.