A MAN has been ordered to pay more than £350 for littering.

Barrow man John Hawthorn was said to have thrown down a cigarette butt and left it there.

It happened at Forton services on the M6 on March 22.

The 54-year-old was fined under the Environmental Protection Act at Preston Magistrates' Court.

The man, of Allison Street, was fined £220 for the offence.

He was also told to pay a £34 victim surcharge and costs of £100, bringing the total bill to £354.

Court records said he did not attend the hearing and was convicted under the single justice procedure.