- Success for Council's anti-fraud team
- How much power are you wasting?
- Protect your home from thieves this summer
- Young builders needed for child's-size city!
- Rugby World Cup success is 'outstanding' for Twickenham
- Crofters fashion show wows guests
- Curtain comes up on summer theatrical spectacular
- Karate kids get their kicks at Hampton Sports and Fitness Centre
- Performing on the edge
- Young people shape plan for future of children's services
- Car club membership rockets as residents save thousands
- Operation Lockout improves bike security
- Dodgy drivers warned over parking fraud
- Are you willing to gamble on the cocaine lottery?
- Free parking boost for businesses
- Your chance to display artwork at the Riverside Gallery
- Now it's over to Tomasz for the weather...
- London Youth Games team celebrated at the stoop
- Game, set and match, for free!
- Royal approval for pupils' bespoke deckchairs
- Raising the flag for borough's parks
- Businesses get greener thanks to the Council
- Borough blooms under the spotlight
- Play cool in parks this summer
- A snapshot of Richmond from around the world
- Land speed record holder sets challenge for school pupils
- Bike ride promotes cycling to secondary schools
- Third runway "will not reduce stacking"
- Borough's cyclists praised for wheely great challenge result
- Cycle starter packs launched to get Richmond pedalling
- PwC to help Council improve efficiency
- Earl of Wessex reopens 'Magnificent' Terrace Gardens
- Summer of larks in borough parks
- Lazy drivers are pushing up crime - police
- Team Richmond Shines at London Youth Games
- Young people needed for youth magazine
- Council acts to tackle cigarette litter
- Top award for borough crime team
- Family entertainment in Terrace Gardens
- Council kick starts regeneration of Barn Elms
- Top awards for young artists
- Results announced for £1million youth facilities vote
- Council thanks Father Thames Trust for donations
- Demont confirmed as principal designate of proposed academy
- Great British inventing praised
- Pupils excellence celebrated
- Café sunshine opens on Twickenham Riverside
Release Date: 10/07/2009
Council acts to tackle cigarette litter
Richmond Council is upping its game to keep the borough’s streets clean during the hottest days of summer.
The Council has extended its street cleaning programme to midnight and is focussing in particular on the scourge of cigarette butts that are being dropped on pavements outside bars and restaurants.
The Council has also put cigarette litter bins near train stations and in town centres.
Cllr Geoff Acton, Richmond Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment said:
“Clean streets are a key priority in our borough – it’s what our residents want.
It is also what our local businesses want and we can help out during these difficult times by doing everything possible to enhance the borough’s reputation as one of the great British destinations.
“Litter of any kind on our streets is not welcome. The message is people should recycle, use bins or take it home. And now our teams will be on hand to make sure cigarette butts and other leftovers are cleaned even quicker than before.
“We have worked with pubs and businesses to remind customers and staff of the need to keep our streets clean. We do have the power to issue on the spot fines and we will do this if necessary, but we would far prefer to work with people first.”
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