BARNSLEY has been named as the country’s top town for handing out dog fouling penalties - and many of those fines have been issued to offenders in the Hoyland district.
National statistics have been gathered by insurers Direct Line as a way of promoting their pet insurance, and show that the council issued 359 fines in the first half of the year.
That is more than any other local authority and a major contribution was made by Kingdom security officers who are employed by the South Area Council, which works to improve the environment in the Hoyland area.
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