The following 12 people have been fined a combined total of almost £5,000 by the courts for dropping cigarette butts on the floor.

The offences were committed in areas of East Lancashire where section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 applied, and in dropping or throwing their cigarette butts, they were found to be in breach of section 87(1) and (5) of that act.

All of the below offences were heard at Preston Magistrates Court on September 7, and relate to incidents which occurred in either March or January this year.

With the exception of John Young, all of the offenders were fined a total of £422.

The names and addresses of those fined are as follows:

John Young, 48, of Andrew Road, Nelson.

On March 12 at Colne threw down, dropped or otherwise deposited litter, namely a cigarette butt and left it in on Chapel Street, Colne.

Fined a total of £249 including costs.

To be paid by October 5.

Raul Adrian Ilie, 23 of Fountain Street, Nelson.

On March 30 at Nelson threw down, dropped or otherwise deposited litter, namely a cigarette butt and left it in Junction Street, Nelson.

Fined a total of £422 including costs.

To be paid by October 5.

Lukasz Naporowski, 24, of Saxon Street, Burnley.

On March 26 at Nelson threw down, dropped or otherwise deposited litter, namely a cigarette butt and left it in by Nelson Interchange, Railway Street, Nelson.

Fined a total of £422 including costs.

To be paid by October 5.

Jake Stead, 25, of Walton Street, Nelson.

On March 24, at Nelson threw down, dropped or otherwise deposited litter, namely a cigarette butt and left it in Regent Street, Nelson.

Fined a total of £422 including costs.

To be paid by October 5.

Awtila Csomoa, 30, of Rhoda Street, Nelson.

On March 31 at Nelson threw down, dropped or otherwise deposited litter, namely a cigarette butt and left it in Bracewell Street, Nelson.

Fined a total of £422 including costs.

To be paid by October 5.

Constantin Eduard Sabin, 18, of Fernbank Court, Nelson.

On March 23 at Nelson threw down, dropped or otherwise deposited litter, namely a cigarette butt and left it in Leeds Road, Nelson.

Fined a total of £422 including costs.

To be paid by October 5.

Chrissie Wilson, 18, of Skipton Road, Colne.

On March 17, at Colne threw down, dropped or otherwise deposited litter, namely a cigarette butt and left it in Market Street, Colne.

Fined a total of £422 including costs.

To be paid by October 5.

Vasile Cosmin Ciciovean, 24, of Whitehall Street, Nelson.

On March 30 at Nelson threw down, dropped or otherwise deposited litter, namely a cigarette butt and left it in Wellington Street, Nelson.

Fined a total of £422 including costs.

To be paid by October 5.

Terry Gass, 50, of Market Place, Colne.

On March 31 at Nelson threw down, dropped or otherwise deposited litter, namely a cigarette butt and left it in Pine Street, Nelson.

Fined a total of £422 including costs.

To be paid by October 5.

Malgorzata Turowka, 52, of Wellington Street, Accrington.

On March 29 at Nelson threw down, dropped or otherwise deposited litter, namely a cigarette butt and left it in Nethefield Road, Nelson.

Fined a total of £422 including costs.

To be paid by October 5.

Augustas Senulis, 28, of Burnley Road, Brierfield, Nelson.

On March 18, at Nelson threw down, dropped or otherwise deposited litter, namely a cigarette butt and left it in Morrisons, Pendle Street, Nelson.

Fined a total of £422 including costs.

To be paid by October 5.

Nikola Novicka, 24, of Colne Road, Brierfield, Nelson.

On January 4 at Nelson threw down, dropped or otherwise deposited litter, namely a cigarette butt and left it in Junction Street, Nelson.

Fined a total of £422 including costs.

To be paid by October 5.

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