A costly drag - Man fined £115 for dropping cigarette butt


A Chesterfield man has been fined £115 for dropping a cigarette butt in the town centre.
A Chesterfield Borough Council enforcement officer saw Paul Stanyard, of Coronation Road, Brimington drop a cigarette butt in Burlington Street on May 15.
Mr Stanyard had pleaded not guilty to the offence at an earlier hearing.
Chesterfield Magistrates Court was told today that the enforcement officer saw Mr Stanyard smoking outside a shop and saw him drop the cigarette butt before entering the shop. When he came out, the officer spoke to him and after cautioning him, issued a fixed penalty notice. This was not paid. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions