MORE than 1300 litter louts in Glasgow could face court action for failing to pay fixed penalty fines.

MORE than 1300 litter louts in Glasgow could face court action for failing to pay fixed penalty fines.

Latest figures reveal one in seven of the 9401 adults slapped with fines in Glasgow have been reported to the procurator fiscal for non-payment.

As reported in the Evening Times, the first court action against five non-payers took place earlier this month.

Since then 10 warrants have been issued for non-attendance and several cases have been continued.

A progress report on the council's £4million Clean Glasgow campaign also outlined the latest action taken to crack down on louts.

Eleven CCTV cameras have been installed in one of the city's fly-tipping hotspots - Govanhill - in a bid to catch illegal dumpers.

Last month the Evening Times told how angry residents in the area called for cameras after enduring months of fly-tipping.

A gate has also been put up at Gaffney's Lane, off Allison Street, one of the hotspots.

Meanwhile, in the West of the city, illegally dumped black bags will be searched in a bid to identify litterbugs over the next four weeks.

A number of major clean-ups have also been organised for Drumchapel.

And a takeaway in Knightswood could face a fine of up to £2500 if it doesn't clean up its act.

Freddies, of Great Western Road, was issued with a Street Litter Control Order by the Sheriff Court for three years, after continually failing to keep its bins tidy.

Robert Booth, city council executive director of land and environmental services, said litter wardens were making a real difference to Glasgow's streets.

He will tell councillors at a meeting on Wednesday: "Their deterrent effect has been significant.

"A real culture change has been noted as a result of this enforcement regime and the attendant publicity."

The council spends £16m every year cleaning Glasgow's streets.

Clean Glasgow, which is supported by the Evening Times, was launched in February 2007.

The campaign, which was extended from its initial one-year run, aims to tackle the problem on two fronts - by educating the public and by cracking down on louts with a zero-tolerance approach.

Meanwhile, the number of fixed penalties given to smokers in Glasgow rose in the second year of the smoking ban - from 20 to 114 - with most offenders among crowds at concerts and football matches.