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The cases of breached Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) were heard at North Somerset Magistrates Court on Friday 1 July.
20 of the charges brought were for littering by dropping a cigarette and two charges were for having a dog off its lead in an area where dogs must be on leads.
Total fines ranged from £174 to £404 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, sent at least one reminder letter but failed to pay.
Councillor Mike Solomon, North Somerset Council's executive member for neighbourhoods and community services, said: “It’s disappointing to see that the majority of these offenders live in Weston-super-Mare. We’ve heavily publicised our PSPOs so there really is no excuse.
“Robust enforcement of the PSPOs is a key part of the action we are taking to clean up our local area and make North Somerset a greener place to be. We hope our partnership with Local Authority Support and enforcement of the PSPOs will lead to a reduction of overall offending."
More information on the PSPOs can be found at www.n-somerset.gov.uk/pspo.
The following two people were found guilty of having a dog off its lead in an area where dogs must be on lead: Ben Turner of Nimbus Road, Weston-super-Mare and Nicola Smith of Stephen Street, Bristol.
The 20 people found guilty of littering by dropping a cigarette were: Wayne Steer of Paddock Rise, Cwmbran; Sam Bovey of West Hill, Bristol; Tony Martin of Downlands Road, Devizes; Luke Bowcott of Monkton Avenue, Weston-super-Mare; Henrik Swierczek of Locking Road, Weston-super-Mare; Lee Buckley of Alfred Street, Weston-super-Mare; Chris Clemments of Milton Rise, Weston-super-Mare; Leon Mills of Burnham Road, Highbridge; Amanda Dyke of Upper Church Road, Weston-super-Mare; Laurentiu Borcan of Waterloo Street, Weston-super-Mare; John Stewart of Alfred Street, Weston-super-Mare; Kaushik Ravi of Alie Street, London; Pavlina Michailova of Milton Road, Weston-super-Mare; Jarrod Little of Dunster Crescent, Weston-super-Mare; Margaret Perry of Park Place, Weston-super-Mare; Steven Reeder of Severn Road, Weston-super-Mare; Habet Viorel of Charlton Road, Weston-super-Mare; Terrence Knotts of Royal Crescent, Weston-super-Mare; Rachel Anderson of Monkton Avenue, Weston-super-Mare and Elliott Walsh of Hillcroft Close, Weston-super-Mare.