Clean Up Your Act: Campaign launching to target people littering

A dedicated team of officers will begin patrols and will have the power to fine anyone caught dropping litter, allowing their dogs to foul or spraying graffiti. Francis Drake, community safety brief holder at Weymouth and Portland Borough Council , said: “It is not acceptable to drop cigarette ends, chewing gum or other litter, it costs the council thousands of pounds each year to clear it up.