Helping to keep town centre safe and clean

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To help keep Weston town centre safe and clean for everyone North Somerset Council is tackling the issue of unattended items being left in shop doorways. 

The council is introducing a clearance protocol which means any unattended items left for more than three hours in the town centre will be reported and removed immediately. 

Items not considered as hazardous or waste will be given a serial number and retained in a sealed bag for a maximum of 14 days in a secure location and then disposed of if not collected within this period. Details of how to arrange an appointment to collect the belongings will be left at the location the items were removed from.

Through this new protocol the council will also work with businesses in the town centre where items are being left. 

"We are doing this in response to the large amount of unattended items being left around Weston town centre in shop doorways," said Cllr Mike Solomon, the council's executive member for neighbourhoods and community services.

"We all have a part to play in keeping Weston town centre safe and clean. It is the responsibility of the property owner to manage any persons and property on their land, which includes shop doorways, and we will do everything we can to support private landowners where their land is persistently attracting anti-social behaviour or public health concerns.”