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Last Updated: Thursday, 19 August, 2004, 05:45 GMT 06:45 UK
'Rogues gallery' for litter louts
People who drop litter in a Lincolnshire town will be publicly shamed in a "rogues gallery".

CCTV images of people discarding litter in Boston will be used in a new "zero-tolerance" campaign to clean up Boston.

The pictures will be published in the local media with the aim of publicly identifying those responsible.

Officials admit it is a tough move, but say they are determined to stop people littering the streets in what they are calling a "no-nonsense" policy.

In another move the town council is asking people to fill incident cards reporting those responsible for littering or dog fouling.

Council staff have already issued 14 fixed penalty tickets for �50 each to people dropping litter or allowing their dogs to foul the pavements in the last two months.


SEE ALSO:
Arrests for all offences proposed
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