FLYTIPPERS FACE JAIL THREAT.Byline: Moira Sharkey PEOPLE who dumped their rubbish outside the council depots in Cardiff at the weekend could face a pounds 20,000 fine or six months imprisonment Imprisonment See also Isolation. Alcatraz Island former federal maximum security penitentiary, near San Francisco; “escapeproof.” [Am. Hist.: Flexner, 218] Altmark, the German prison ship in World War II. [Br. Hist. , or both. Council leader Russell Goodway got tough today, warning the council will prosecute To follow through; to commence and continue an action or judicial proceeding to its ultimate conclusion. To proceed against a defendant by charging that person with a crime and bringing him or her to trial. people who illegally dumped their rubbish outside the locked gates of the Waungron Road depot in Fairwater fair·wa·ter n. Nautical 1. A device used to fair the lines of an underwater fitting. 2. The bridge and conning tower on a submarine. , Lamby Way and Wedal Road, Cathays - if they have the evidence. The depots had to be closed when staff received what was described as a ``hostile reaction'' from members of the public who were angry that their rubbish had not been collected last Wednesday due to the strike. People ignored the public notices which stated it was illegal to leave rubbish on the pavement when the depot was closed. Mr Goodway said: ``We willprosecute people for flytipping in this instance where we have the evidence that they dumped rubbish outside the depot.'' Mr Goodway added that the council did have people working in the council depots over the weekend. He said: ``But they were forced to shut the gates because of hostility from some members of the public as a result of the dispute on Wednesday.'' If convicted, the maximum fine which can be imposed in a magistrates court can be up to pounds 20,000, or six months imprisonment, or both. Karin Crimmins, of Keep Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. Tidy, said: ``In this case, everyone who dumped their rubbish outside the depots, no matter what their reason, is guilty of an offence. ``Whether you were the first person or the last, if you left bin bags outside a shut depot, you are guilty of a flytipping offence. ``However, it is unfortunate that the majority of people who are guilty of an offence on this occasion were simply trying to clean up their own streets by taking their rubbish which had not been collected to the depot.'' CAPTION(S): EYESORE eye·sore n. Something, such as a distressed building, that is unpleasant or offensive to view. eyesore Noun something very ugly Noun 1. Flytipping outside the closed council dump at Waun Gron Road at the weekend, above, and right, after the clear-up. Council leader Russell Goodway, inset, has promised to get tough with the tippers. PICTURES: Andrew Jeffery and Simon Ridgway |
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