People spotted defecating in public in Harborough

By Red Williams
Published 1st Feb 2022, 12:54 BST
A hard-hitting council sign was put up bluntly warning people that if they defecated in public in Market Harborough they would be fined up to £2,500. Photo courtesy of HFM.A hard-hitting council sign was put up bluntly warning people that if they defecated in public in Market Harborough they would be fined up to £2,500. Photo courtesy of HFM.
A hard-hitting council sign was put up bluntly warning people that if they defecated in public in Market Harborough they would be fined up to £2,500. Photo courtesy of HFM.
The council put up a straight-to-the-point notice showing somebody squatting - but it has now been taken down

A hard-hitting council sign was put up bluntly warning people that if they defecated in public in Market Harborough they would be fined up to £2,500.

The straight-to-the-point notice showing somebody squatting and going to the loo was erected by a footpath in a popular wooded area off Kettering Road in Little Bowden.

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It was installed after disgusted residents complained to Harborough District Council that people were using the picturesque spot as a public toilet.

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Cllr Jonathan Bateman, the local authority’s Cabinet lead for environmental services, said: “Unfortunately, there had been localised incidents of people using a public area, off Kettering Road, as a toilet.

“This is clearly totally unacceptable and we put up a temporary sign warning people that they face a fine of up to £2,500 if caught,” he said.

“We are pleased that this issue now seems to have stopped and this sign has now been taken down.”