article_snippet.sent: Winchester Council in Hampshire Hampshire said Winchester Council in Hampshire annual clean-up of roads around Hampshire had been hit by new Health and Safety Safety Executive rules designed to protect litter-pickers from traffic.
article_snippet.sent: Although laws to fine people who throw litter from vehicles were now in place, laws to fine people who throw litter from vehicles were now in place
article_snippet.sent: Winchester Council insisted that the HSE had ‘clarified’ last June that litter-picking was covered by the same code of practice that governs employees involved in highway maintenance – requiring a wider separation than was previously the case between workers and passing traffic.
highlights_snippet.sent: Winchester Council in Hampshire claimed annual clean-up hit by new rules .
  