Five people have been ordered to pay more than £3,000 in court fines and charges for waste offences.

Four of the five residents of Blackburn with Darwen were fined for keeping excess waste, with one having left dog faeces, in their back gardens.

The fifth was fined after CCTV captured her dumping a large amount of waste on the car park at Montrose Street in Blackburn.

Carl Rampling, 59, of Victoria Street, Darwen, was fined £660 and ordered to pay costs of £66 and a victim surcharge of £380 for excess waste in his back garden on November 3, 2021 – a total charge of £1106

The case was heard at Blackburn Magistrates' Court on January 18 and the court found Rampling guilty in his absence.

Darren Tomlinson of Clarence Street, Darwen, was found with excess waste in his garden on November 12, 2021.

Tomlinson, 50, was found guilty by Blackburn Magistrates' Court in his absence and fined £30 and ordered to pay costs of £160 plus a victim surcharge of £34 on January 18 – a total payment of £224.

Sally Ann Killingbeck of Clarence Street, Darwen, was ordered to pay £524, a £330 fine, costs of £160 plus a victim surcharge of £34, after excess waste was found in the back garden on November 12, 2021.

Killingbeck, 31, was found guilty at Blackburn Magistrates' Court in her absence on January 18.

John Chapman of Radfield Avenue, Darwen, was found to have failed to remove waste from his garden on November 15, 2021.

Chapman, 35, was found guilty at Blackburn Magistrates' Court in his absence on January 18 and ordered to pay a fine of £440, costs of £380 and a victim surcharge of £44 – a total payment of £864.

Zubeda Haq, of Preston New Road, Blackburn, used a car to dump waste on the car park at Montrose Street in Blackburn on July 23, 2021.

Haq, 65, pleaded guilty at Blackburn Magistrates' Court on January 14 and was issued with a fine of £200, ordered to pay costs of £200 and a victim surcharge of £34 – a total fine of £434.

Executive Member for Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, Cllr Jim Smith said: “We want our residents to be proud of our borough and where we live and so we will not tolerate rubbish being allowed to build up and blight our communities.

“Piles of rubbish are not just unsightly, they cause serious issues – including bad smells and attracting vermin. There’s absolutely no excuse for it.

“The vast majority of residents take pride in their homes and surroundings and so it’s important we do everything in our power to take action against those who don’t as it impacts on those living nearby.

“I would like to thank our Environmental Waste Crime Team for their hard work and dedication in bringing forward these prosecutions as well as all members of the public who report waste offences to us.

“We would appreciate the continued support of residents by submitting CCTV footage to our Wall of Shame – which will allow us to carry on prosecuting those who disrespect our borough.”

This year, Blackburn with Darwen Council’s Environmental Waste Crime Team has overseen 116 successful prosecutions.