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ENFORCEMENT
Council and police officers during the enforcement operation
want to go . Now the area is much improved .
“ The other business people in the area I know are all very supportive of this action , too . We need to work like this more in the future and encourage people to look after their area – we should think about the long term human effect , the effect on our children and our children ’ s children .
“ Of course , some people I think will learn and will keep cleaning the area , some people will not and there will always be need for enforcement again . But they will learn eventually and , long term , I think we will see the area become much cleaner , without any litter .” anti-social behaviour . We recognise the impact that these issues have on communities and , as a result , we are working in partnership with Ealing Council to address them and improve the quality of life for all residents in Southall .”
‘ WE NEED TO WORK LIKE THIS MORE ’ Local trader Abdi Osman Farah said he was very pleased with the work the teams did – especially clearing up the fly-tipping in alleyways . He said : “ The area before was very smelly , a lot of rubbish . Now there is none . People used to say the area was a disgrace , the smell ; it was not somewhere you would

A taste of what the operation did

Four food shops were handed written warnings over their levels of food safety and hygiene – with return visits arranged to make sure they all comply . Cockroaches were even discovered under a freezer in one shop . High strength alcohol was seized from shops not licensed to sell it – as were illegal cigarettes . And traders were warned over sales of fireworks . Security advice around CCTV and cash tills was given to shopkeepers ; and guidance was given to traders around how to deal with street drinkers . In total , 10 beauty salons offering treatments that require a massage and special treatment licence were found to be operating without one . They were told to apply and given a warning . Dozens of fixed penalty notices ( or ‘ fines ’) were issued to people : 76 for littering ; and 32 for illegal street trading . Two arrests were made regarding illegal immigrants . Meanwhile , 34 businesses were warned about the disposal of their commercial waste – with legal notices issued ; a further two businesses were fined . Several alleys behind shops in a poor state of cleanliness were targeted and made the subject of legal orders . Elsewhere , 14 homeowners were warned about not properly clearing rubbish from their land and the waste was cleared ; two abandoned cars and an abandoned caravan were removed from the streets ; two households were evicted from their social housing for persistent anti-social and disorderly behaviour ; and illegal squatters were discovered .
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