An Ilford woman who endangered pedestrians by leaving piles of rubbish across a pavement has been hit with court fines of over £1,000. 

Tanya Bayley, 30, the occupant of the tenancy, admitted to placing rubbish outside of her home and was fined for highway obstruction, but failed to pay up.

The mountain of mess was first found outside a property on Culpepper Close, Ilford, by Redbridge Council cleansing officers who were there to remove pre-arranged items of "bulky waste" from a householder's front garden.

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On arrival, the team discovered an "excessive" amount of waste in front of the property, obstructing the pavement and, according to the council, causing a "danger to pedestrians". 

Among the rubbish, which blocked access across the pavement, was large and broken pieces of furniture, discarded packaging and bags of rubbish. 

At the time, Bayley was given a £100 fixed penalty notice for highway obstruction.

After failing to pay the fine, despite being sent reminder letters, Bayley was summonsed to Barkingside Magistrates Court for the offence.

Bayley failed to appear at her court hearing on November 8 and the magistrates heard her case in her absence.

This landed Bayley with a fine as well as council costs and a victim surcharge, totalling £1,601.

Redbridge cabinet member for environment and civic pride, cllr Jo Blackman, said: “This case underlines the need for people to take responsibility for managing the waste on their property.

"The council will take action where waste is obstructing the footpath which can pose a real danger to those with young children or using prams, wheelchair users or the visually impaired, who are forced into the road.”