A NEW anti-littering campaign is targeting smokers who drop their cigarette ends at the district's railway stations.The Braintree District Council scheme aims to raise awareness that cigarette butts are litter and dropping them in the street is a criminal offence punishable by a £75 fine.Council officials estimate commuters leave more than 2,500 cigarette ends at Braintree and Witham stations a year, with an average of 250 incidents a week.Enforcement officers will be on patrol and...
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