A shop manager was told to pay over £1,600 after staff at his off-licence were caught dumping bags of rubbish on a footpath in Southall.

On the same day that a Park Royal warehouse was fined for mouse droppings, Western Wines manager Hari Singh Padan was slapped with a £1,000 bill at Ealing Magistrates Court on Monday last week for the fly-tipping, and told to cover costs and a victim surcharge, bringing the total he must pay to £1,645.

He had admitted six charges of failing to prevent illegal disposal of waste from the shop in Western Road. He was charged after an investigation by Ealing Council’s envirocrime prevention service revealed his staff dumped bags of waste on the footpath outside Western Wines in April and May 2013.

These incidents of flytipping were caught on CCTV cameras. Prior to being charged, Mr Padan had received warnings and advice on correct disposal of business waste from the council.

Councillor Bassam Mahfouz, cabinet member for environment and transport, said: “There is no excuse for dumping rubbish on our streets, and businesses need to play their part in keeping our streets clean. We explained the law around waste disposal to Mr Padan, and he must now pay the price for price for fly-tipping.”

To report fly-tipping, go to www.ealing.gov.uk/reportit or call the council’s Grimebusters hotline on 020 8825 8825.