North Ayrshire residents are being warned about the consequences of failing to clean up after their dogs.

A man from Sandy Road, Seamill, was given a £200 fine after residents complained to the council's environmental enforcement team.

The area was then monitored for a month to ensure the correct man was prosecuted.

North Ayrshire Council say six other cases are also currently pending.

Team leader Jim Heaney said: "The case in Seamill was a really important one as we had received many complaints from local residents.

"They had become sick to death of the mess and the attitude the man had towards it.

"Ideally we don't want to take anyone to court - that is always a last-case scenario - but he simply wouldn't comply and wouldn't even provide his name and address, which is also an offence.

"We had a strong case against him and he was ultimately fined £100 for failing to clean up after his dog and another £100 for failing to identify himself.

"As well as those fines, we invoiced him for the cost of officers time cleaning his dog's mess."