A WOMAN from Millom is being prosecuted for allegedly failing to pick up dog dirt.

Vanessa Hays, of Marine View in Haverigg, is due in court on Monday.

The 45-year-old has been charged with failing to remove dog faeces from designated land.

The charge states that Hays failed to pick up her dog's dirt from a grassed area at Silecroft Beach car park on April 28 of this year.

The case is being prosecuted by Copeland Borough Council.