“Guffy, I'm starting to realise this now. The letter I received following my complaint states 'they welcome help from the community in identifying these irresponsible dog owners'. Short of photographing this man, I don't now what other information they need after my detailed description and the times! It would take very little time to catch him as his dog is as 'regular' as clockwork!! ;-)”

“Kargo...streetpride is a joke. Council normally do sod all if you report minor incidents.”

“i am in total agreement, if smokers are caught disposing of their rubbish in a improper way, then yes prosecute them, but dont persecute them, if you are going to do that at least make it a level playing field and prosecute all litter louts that tarnish the high street”

“andy, yes i realise the dangers of smoking, but as far as i am aware it is still legal. the government are extremely unlikely to ban it, because of the revenue they would lose from us smokers.
andy, do you drive? take a look at the amounts of benzene there is in fuels to keep your vehicle on the road, i have to breathe that too, but i am not bemoaning you, just because you want or need to get from A to B faster then ever.
smokers have been banished to outside in all weathers to undertake their pastime of choice, but it seems to some people that is not enough.
dont start quoting facts and figures about the cost to the health service. if that is the case ban anything that has the remotest risk of injury or harm to yourself or others......do you really want to live in a world like that?”

“Jon,
Fair points made on the other litter problems. However, fag butts may well be biodegradable, but hardly so whilst lying around the pavement everywhere - the same as most other litter which you can be fined for leaving behind.
As someone who claims to be involved in the making of such fag butts, I hope one day you realise just harm fags pose evem with a filter. The atr in your lungs most certainly isn't biodegradable, whilst you are living or not mate!”

“before you all jump on the wagon and demand lynching of all smokers, some of us are a little more resposible than others and dispose of their fag ends in the correct manner.
businesses such as betting shops, pubs etc should supply bins outside their premises to cater for smokers, after all if it wasnt for them, they would probably not have any customers. they should also like a certain burger firm be responsible for cleaning the street around the shop or pub front.
this is not just a smoker issue, but the way you are raised and the respect you have for the environment. take a look around at the general trash and dog mess that litters our streets. the chewing gun brigade that spit the gum to the floor, what is the annual clean up cost of that, a damn sight more than sweeping some fag butts up. the fly tippers that drop potentially deadly loads in farmers gateways, what is the clean up costs of that? are you to blame smokers for all that too?
just one other thing, fag ends are bio-degradable, because they are primarily made from woodpulp. how do i know that, because i make them
but i do dispose of them responsibly like everone else should.”

“There are areas outside pubs, shops, bus stops and offices that are covered in hundreds of dirty fag ends. I have seen small children picking these things up and pretending to smoke them by putting them into their mouths!
I doubt smokers would care less if they saw this!”

“At least Erewash Borough Council are prepared to follow up their littering policy which is more than Derby City Council are prepared to do with dog fouling! Two months ago, I reported a persistent offender with a detailed description and the regular daily times of the offence happening and he is still allowing his dog to foul without cleaning up. This is taking place very close to where the dog warden vans are kept but the Council have still failed to do a thing about this antisocial man. What happened to 'Street Pride'??”

“I have no sympathy with litter-louts, yet while government (central, county and local) is so keen to penalise relatively-minor despoilment of the environment, it is quite happy to inflict major pollution and serious health risks onto residents without even asking their opinion. Derbyshire County Council are intending to sign a deal to build a Waste to Energy incinerator in Pye Bridge Industrial Estate. A similar application for an incinerator in Derby was rejected due to health concerns.

What do the local councils think about this? How many councillors who support this scheme live near the affected area? If councils are so concerned about minor health and safety issues, why do the County Council not have any concern about a serious health risk to the residents of Amber Valley? Why are the residents of Amber Valley considered to be of less value than those of Derby?

The incinerator will produce harmful emissions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, affecting everyone in the area, causing increased health risks (especially to young children and the elderly) including cancer, as well as polluting rivers and countryside and creating unacceptable noise levels. Councillors are elected to protect our interests, not to impose unwanted health-risks for commercial reasons.”

“Quite right too!!
Smokers have for years mindlessly and irresponsibly thrown away the detritus of their obnoxious addiction. Our streets , particularly outside betting shops and pubs, are littered with discarded filter tips.
Just watch how totally mindlessly a smoker tosses away his fag ends.
I remeber years ago when smoking was permitted in pubs, the landlady of my local, on seeing a smoker drop and stamp on a discarded cigarette end, come from behind the bar and hand him a dust pan and brush and loudly in front of all the others in the bar,offer him the option to drink up and go, or sweep up his mess. What do you suppose he did? Apologise? Sweep it up?. No, he drank up and stormed off, and was banned. This event told all the smokers what was expected of them in someone else's property.”