GMB: Nick Hewer says it’s disgraceful’ to snitch on litter louts in return for financial incentives

Countdown presenter Nick Hewer argued that it’s disgraceful’ to snitch on litter louts in return for financial incentives – adding it’s the ‘duty as a citizen.’ Appearing on Good Morning Britain, the 77-year-old insisted that we shouldn’t pay people to tell on others, while TV presenter Bushra Shaikh argued it’s a ‘win win’ to pay people … Read more

Child litter louts are going ‘unpunished’, warn experts as figures

Child litter louts are going ‘unpunished’, warn experts as figures reveal 72% of fines for dropping rubbish are given to men in their 20s Children are getting away with the unsociable crime by escaping fines Litterbugs caught  in 2020 were overwhelmingly aged between 20 and 29 years But littering is an ‘unpunishable crime for youngsters’, … Read more

You can’t say Lycra louts! Campaigners call for abuse of cyclists to be made a hate crime

You can’t say Lycra louts! Campaigners call for the abuse of cyclists to be made a ‘hate crime’ giving them the same protection as domestic violence victims and refugees Abuse of cyclists would be treated as a ‘hate crime’ under proposed guidelines They would get the same protection as domestic violence victims and refugees Media … Read more

Councillor slams litter louts for leaving hundreds of ‘hippy crack’ gas canisters in local park

A rural campaigning group is pleading with the public to respect the countryside and green spaces, after beauty spots were blighted by litter.  The Countryside Alliance has highlighted the scourge of empty laughing gas containers – or ‘hippy crack’ canisters – as well as disused glass booze bottles, being strewn across the nation’s parks.  The … Read more