Burger King has been fined for leaving a whopper of a mess in a city centre street.
Piles of black bin liners were left outside the fast food giant in North Street, Brighton.
A warning not to leave the pavement in the busy street blighted with the trash was ignored. Days later the restaurant again left a high pile of stinking rubbish bags.
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At Brighton Magistrates Court manager Suhail Khan, 37, admitted two offences of fly-tipping trade waste on December 8 and 12 last year.
Khan, of Roderick Avenue, Peacehaven, was fined £1,200 and ordered to pay £520 costs.
Len Batten, prosecuting, said on December 8 Cityclean enforcement officers on patrol saw 13 bags of rubbish dumped on the pavement outside the restaurant.
The manager was contacted and on December 13 a letter was delivered to him asking him to attend a meeting with the council to discuss the fly-tipping.
But the next day another Cityclean patrol found more sacks of rubbish in exactly the same place.
Khan told magistrates staff who dumped the rubbish had been given warnings. He said: "My managers and staff knew they should not be doing it."
The council's environment councillor Geoffrey Theobald said: "We are very pleased with that magistrates are imposing tough penalties
on those who litter our city streets.
"Dumping trade waste is a criminal offence and this council will not
hesitate to take legal action against offenders. The message is clear
leave your rubbish on our streets and you'll end up in court."
Posted by: Paul, Brighton Seafront on 5:00pm Wed 26 Mar 08
The Quadrant (off Queens Rd/Western Rd) always has rubbish scattered all over the place. I don't know who is responsible but it is a disgrace.
If the birds are repeatedly pecking the bags open, then hang the bleedin' thing up so they can't reach it.
The Quadrant (off Queens Rd/Western Rd) always has rubbish scattered all over the place. I don't know who is responsible but it is a disgrace.
If the birds are repeatedly pecking the bags open, then hang the bleedin' thing up so they can't reach it.
Does this mean the council will be looking into the Burger King rubbish left scattered in Hove Park this summer? Everyone in the area was against the siting in the Goldstone Retail Park but to no avail. Guess someone did alright though . . .
Does this mean the council will be looking into the Burger King rubbish left scattered in Hove Park this summer? Everyone in the area was against the siting in the Goldstone Retail Park but to no avail. Guess someone did alright though . . .
"If the birds are repeatedly pecking the bags open, then hang the bleedin' thing up so they can't reach it."
Wouldn't the RSPB have something to say about hanging birds up?
"If the birds are repeatedly pecking the bags open, then hang the bleedin' thing up so they can't reach it."
Wouldn't the RSPB have something to say about hanging birds up?
[quote][bold]Me[/bold] wrote:
I suspect Mr Khan, 37, will be looking for a new job. As BK will not like the adverse publicity - its on the BBC website too[/quote] Burger King is a franchise.
Me wrote:
I suspect Mr Khan, 37, will be looking for a new job. As BK will not like the adverse publicity - its on the BBC website too
Posted by: BK Eater Fo'Lyf, BurgerKing on 9:28pm Wed 26 Mar 08
I find it kinda a disgrace that you feel the need to dis BK, ye it may not be da best but it feeds ppl nd i tink its nice. just thought id say dat for al ya'll to hear it ar'rite? **** Luv Me ****
I find it kinda a disgrace that you feel the need to dis BK, ye it may not be da best but it feeds ppl nd i tink its nice. just thought id say dat for al ya'll to hear it ar'rite? **** Luv Me ****
'If the birds are repeatedly pecking the bags open, then hang the bleedin' thing up so they can't reach it'
Odd! Do we have any flightless birds in Brighton - oh yes those penguins i saw in Tesco .....
'If the birds are repeatedly pecking the bags open, then hang the bleedin' thing up so they can't reach it'
Odd! Do we have any flightless birds in Brighton - oh yes those penguins i saw in Tesco .....
"If the birds are repeatedly pecking the bags open, then hang the bleedin' thing up so they can't reach it."
Excuse me but I thought birds could fly....up....down and sideways.
"If the birds are repeatedly pecking the bags open, then hang the bleedin' thing up so they can't reach it."
Excuse me but I thought birds could fly....up....down and sideways.
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