Lolly fine

A teenager has been fined £75 for leaving an ice lolly stick on a wall in Manchester city centre.

Sorrell Walsh, 16, had just finished a 95p Twister when she spotted a friend and ran over to greet her.

A council warden saw that she had left the wooden stick behind on a wall and immediately confronted her.

The teenager, from Stalybridge, burst into tears and offered to bin it - but the warden still fined her. Manchester City Council has said she can appeal. The ticket warns the GCSE student that failure to pay could see her issued with a court summons and fined up to £2,000.

Sorrell Walsh, who is studying at Copley High School, had finished eating the Twister when she spotted a friend near the Urbis museum. She jumped from the wall she was sitting on but was confronted by the warden before she reached her friend.

"When she approached me I was just asking what have I done? And I offered to go and get it and put it in the bin," said Sorrell.

"She said: 'It's too late for that, you've just got yourself a £75 fine'.

"I was just shocked by her reaction and started crying. I always thought the wardens were there to make you feel more comfortable. I'm one of the worst people if someone drops litter, and I'll tell them they are a litterbug. I was just shocked by what happened."