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Offenders swap crime for grime on World Environment Day (PR 997)
A group of offenders cleared rubbish and overhanging plants at the wasteland near North Greenford football club as part of Ealing Council's contribution to World Environment Day on 5 June.
As part of the Community Payback scheme, the low-level offenders cleared the area which is normally heavily fly-tipped and attracts both drug users and motor vehicle crime. Environmental improvements were made to the area with the aim of reducing fear of crime and improving the quality of life for individuals using the area.
Led by Ealing Council, the World Environment Day clean-up also cleared 30 fly-tips, and 10 warning notices regarding overhanging vegetation were issued.
Council Community Safety, Envirocrime, Licensing, Environmental Health and Parking officers worked alongside Police, Probation, waste recycling contractor ECT, the DVLA and Premiere Recovery during this operation.
In other results:
· a crime prevention stall was set up at Sudbury Hill
Station where tamper proof tax discs and anti theft crews were
handed out along with personal safety alarms
· eight untaxed vehicles were removed
· three properties were inspected by Licensing and were
warned about breaking fire regulations and health and safety
regulations
· eight drivers were charged for not wearing seatbelts
· 28 multiple occupancy properties were inspected and
seven of these were unlicensed and will be revisited. Another 10
will be visited at another time for reasons including poor fire
safety, refuse accumulations and over-crowding.
Council Leader Jason Stacey said: "World Environment Day raises awareness about the impact we are all having on the environment and Ealing Council's recent day of action in Greenford made a significant contribution to protecting and conserving what we have within our own community.
"We are committed to tackling crime and grime across the borough and engaging low-level offenders in the clean up of our streets provides them with an opportunity to contribute rather than take advantage of the community in which they live.
"Cleaner streets and safer communities are two of the Council's three priorities and this targeted and coordinated Partnership Taskforce Day represents just one of the many ways we are working to make a real difference."
The Council's third priority is providing value for money services.
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