A Failsworth man who advertised his fly-tipping services on social media has been prosecuted and handed a hefty fine.
John Mallon had been promoting his business, which went by the name of ‘JM Waste Disposal Services’, on Facebook for quite some time, all before he was caught in the act by waste disposal crews.
Two separate occasions of rubbish being collected from residents across Greater Manchester and illegally-dumped in Harpurhey were traced back to the 42-year-old.
It all happened when a team of Biffa operatives – who working on behalf of Manchester City Council – first found fly-tipped waste on Council land at Smedley Road and Monsall Street in Harpurhey, and then uncovered evidence that related to a number of individuals in Manchester.
It was those individuals that eventually told the Environmental Crimes team that they’d paid Mr Mallon to dispose of their waste.
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Smedley Road and Monsall Street in Harpurhey, where rubbish was illegally dumped by Mr Mallon / Credit: Google Maps
Mr Mallon was then asked to attend a recorded interview under the Police and Criminal Evidence (PACE) Act 1984 – but he denied the offences under caution.
However, at a subsequent hearing at Manchester Magistrates Court last Thursday (2 November 2023), he pleaded guilty to two offences of failing to take steps to prevent the waste being fly-tipped under the Environmental Protection Act 1990,
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He then handed a hefty fine of £1,550, and was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £155, and costs of £800 too.
“It never ceases to amaze me that people can be so brazen,” Councillor Joanna Midgley, who is the Deputy Leader of Manchester City Council, said after the hearing last week.
“Advertising waste removal services and then just dumping the waste, blighting our neighbourhoods and expecting the Council to pick up the tab to remove it, will not be tolerated.
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“Fly-tipping is an environmental crime, and we will always take action against anyone who commits this crime in our communities.”
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Police appeal to find next of kin after man found outside Palace Theatre
Daisy Jackson
Police are trying to track down the family of a man who died after being found unresponsive outside the Palace Theatre in Manchester.
The man, who has now been named as Jonathan Bernard Carroll, was seen outside the city centre theatre at around 6.30am on Tuesday 12 November.
Emergency services rushed to the scene and Mr Carroll was taken to hospital.
Tragically, the 47-year-old passed away a short time later.
A large cordon was in place on Whitworth Street and Oxford Road while police and security attended the incident.
Greater Manchester Police are now appealing to find his next of kin.
It’s believed that he resided in the Salford area of Greater Manchester.
Anyone with any information should contact the Coroner’s Office on 0161 856 1376.
Greater Manchester public urged to help get people ‘off the streets and on their feet’ before Christmas
Emily Sergeant
Locals are being urged to help get hundreds of people “off the streets and back on their feet” this festive season.
As the temperatures told colder by the day, and Christmas creeps closer and closer, Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity is bringing back ‘1000 Beds for Christmas’, and the massively-important initiative is aiming to provide 1,000 nights of accommodation to people at risk of homelessness before the big day arrives.
Forming part of the ongoing ‘A Bed Every Night’ scheme, this festive fundraising mission is designed to provide food, shelter, warmth, and dedicated vital wrap-around support for those who need it most.
The charity says it wants to build on the “incredible success of 2023”, which raised more than £55,000 and provided 1,800 nights of accommodation.
Stockport-based property finance specialists, Together – which has supported the campaign for the last two years – has, once again, generously pledged to match every public donation for the first £20,000 raised.
Unfamiliar with the ‘A Bed Every Night’ scheme? Since 2017, when rough sleeping peaked, the initiative has helped ensure a significantly-higher rate of reduction in the numbers of people facing a night on streets in Greater Manchester than seen nationally.
The landmark scheme has given people the chance to rebuild their lives, while also giving them access to key services and opportunities that allows them to stay off the streets for good.
Despite the scheme’s recent success, organisations across Greater Manchester are under “a huge amount of pressure” to meet the demand for their services this winter, and given the current economic outlook, household budgets will continue to be squeezed – leaving people on the sharp end of inequality and poverty.
Emily Sergeant -
7th November 2023 
