Corby issues most litter fines

Litter on the roadside

Fixed penalty notices worth over ninety thousand pounds have been issued in Northamptonshire since April 2007.

Corby Borough Council has issued the most; a total of 711 fines, worth just over thirty two thousand pounds.

The number of fixed penalties issued by Northampton Borough Council has risen almost ten fold from 17 in 2007 to 165 so far in this financial year.

South Northamptonshire council have issued only 6 since April 2007.

Below is a breakdown of numbers of fixed penalty notices issued by authorities in Northamptonshire since April 2007.

Total fixed penalty notices collected for littering in Northamptonshire since 2007 Corby - 711 - £32,036.30 Daventry - 11 - £750 East Northants - 79 - £5,625 Kettering - 429 - £32,175 Northampton - 265 - £15,750 South Northants - 6 - £450 Wellinborough - 47 - £3,525 Total - 1548 - £90,335

Corby

2007/8 - 274 = £13,134

2008/9 - 301 = £12,128.82

April '09 - Oct '09 - 136 = £6773.48

Daventry

2007/8 - started Aug '08

Aug '08 - Dec '08 - 4 = £300

Jan '09 - Sept '09 - 7 = £450

East Northants

2007 - 25 = £1725

2008 - 41 = £2925

2009 - 13 = £975

Kettering

2007/8 - 240 = £18,000

2008/9 - 123 = £9225

April '09 - Sept '09 - 66 = £4950

Northampton

2007/8 - 17 = £1275

2007/8 - 83 = £6225

April '09 - Sept '09 - 165 = £8250

South Northants

2007 - 3 = £225

2008 - 3 = £225

2009 - 0

Wellingborough

2007 - 10 = £75

2008 - 16 = £1250

Jan '09 - Oct '09 - 21 = £1575

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