RESTRICTIONS on public drinking in Lutterworth town centre are to continue – while similar plans are afoot on regulations to help tackle irresponsible dog owners.
A controlled drinking zone which was introduced in 2016 has been extended for a further three years, after more than 90 per cent of residents agreed it helped reduce anti-social drinking.
In a public consultation by Harborough District Council (HDC), 80 of the 86 responses supported an extension to a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) which allows police to remove alcohol from people who are committing or may commit anti-social behaviour.
HDC has also launched a new six-week consultation to renew a PSPO relating to dog owners.
If extended, council officers will be able to issue fixed penalty notices and potentially prosecute through the courts if a dog owner fails to remove dog faeces or does not have the means to pick it up, or does not put a dog on a lead after a request by an authorised officer.
Owners of assistance dogs used by the blind or deaf, and those who are unable to comply with the legislation due to a disability, are exempt from the regulations.
Visit www.harborough.gov.uk for more information.
