Great Coates has become the first village council to join the Poo Bag Partnership, a scheme aimed at reducing dog mess in North East Lincolnshire.
The partnership provides free poo bags to organisations, businesses, and charities so they can distribute them to dog owners who need them while out walking.
So far, 12 partners across the area have signed up. Between September 2023 and August 2024, the council issued 284 fines for dog fouling offences under local Public Space Protection Orders.
The initiative is part of wider efforts to keep streets clean and maintain pleasant public spaces for residents.
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