WE warned you and today the Evening Times reveals the names of 500 of the first louts caught littering Glasgow's streets.

WE warned you and today the Evening Times reveals the names of 500 of the first louts caught littering Glasgow's streets.

Tomorrow we'll name and shame a further 500 and print a further 1000-plus names throughout the week.

All the names have been obtained from Glasgow City Council.

The home address offenders gave to litter wardens and where they were caught dropping litter is also listed.

Every one of the people named this week has admitted their guilt by paying the £50 fixed penalty fine slapped on them for dropping litter, discarding cigarette ends, dog fouling or fly-tipping.

More than 6000 litterbugs have been caught and fined since the council's £4million Clean Glasgow initiative was launched earlier this year.

And council bosses have pledged to publicly shame every one of them once their details are fully processed.

The vast majority of those fined were caught red-handed by the city's 32 uniformed litter wardens, who patrol streets all around Glasgow looking for litter louts.

In total, wardens have issued 6332 fines and the payment rate is 60%. Those who do not pay are reported to the procurator fiscal and face being dragged into court to cough up.

Most are from the west of Scotland, with others from across the UK and abroad.

Council leader Steven Purcell said it was time Glas- wegians and visitors to the city took respon- sibility for their actions.

He said: "At the launch of the Clean Glasgow campaign I made it clear that, as part of our zero-tolerance approach, offenders fined by our enforcement officers would be named and shamed.

"It is disgraceful so many people in Glasgow still treat their city as one great rubbish tip.

"We are confident that by taking a strong line in opposition to this type of behaviour the majority of people will be discouraged from behaving this way in the future."

Council enforcement manager Liz Corbett said she hoped such public admonishment would make people change their behaviour.

She said: "The Clean Glasgow enforcement officers have worked hard to promote our zero tolerance message which we are confident is now getting through to those working, living in and visiting Glasgow.

"Although the decision to name and shame offenders may not be a popular one, it is one we feel makes our position clear on this issue Glasgow will not tolerate those who deface its streets in this way."

Litter warden Christopher Kennedy said he hoped to issue fewer fines in the future.

He said: "I think that the enforcement campaign is really beginning to have an impact on the cleanliness of our streets.

"By naming and shaming those who have offended we're sending out a clear message that this type of behaviour won't be tolerated.

"Hopefully it will encourage more Glaswegians to take pride in their city and, as a result, eventually reduce the number of fines that we issue to offenders."

Businesses guilty of not disposing of their waste responsibly will be named and shamed in the new year.

Since its launch in February the Clean Glasgow campaign, which has the full backing of the Evening Times, has seen a major crackdown on all types of grime crime including litter, graffiti, fly-tipping, fly-posting and dog fouling.

Earlier this month we revealed how an independent survey showed half of Glasgow's residents believed the city was winning the war on litter thanks to the Clean Glasgow campaign.

The research also revealed the Evening Times, which backs the campaign, has played a vital role in beating the litter louts.

Two-thirds of those surveyed said they had been encouraged to keep Glasgow clean by reading the paper's coverage.

And the number of people who see litter as a "major problem" in the city has dropped by a fifth.

The council currently spends more than £16m a year on cleaning the city streets.