Day 074 - 16 Jan 95 - Page 15
1 The Defendants are trying to create a picture of continuous
2 and perhaps vociferous public complaints from the residents
3 of the area about the amount of environment/index.html">litter generated by
4 McDonald's in Kings Road. I would like to have your
5 reaction, your overall impression, of your relationship
6 with the local residents in relation to the question of
7 environment/index.html">litter. Do not bother about smells or noise because that
8 is nothing to do with this case. Try to concentrate on
9 environment/index.html">litter. Try to give us an impression over the two-year
10 period what sort of relationship you had with local
11 residents in relation to the question of environment/index.html">litter. Can you
12 do that for me, please?
13 A. Yes, certainly. I think I had an outstanding
14 relationship with my local residents and because we used to
15 carry out this environment/index.html">litter patrol so thoroughly that even
16 Dr. Taylor, or anybody, never came to me highlighting any
17 problem area whatsoever. So, I can only say that we had an
18 outstanding relationship. There was absolutely no problem
19 whatsoever. They were aware because I remember that our
20 Chairman, when he came down to visit Kings Road, I showed
21 him my half of the pavement and the other half of the Royal
22 Avenue, and I said: "Look, we do such a nice scrubbing job
23 that you could literally see the difference in one half and
24 another".
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26 Q. Scrubbing job, what is that?
27 A. Scrubbing the pavement.
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29 Q. You used to scrub the pavement?
30 A. Yes, we used to scrub the pavement and wash it down.
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32 Q. What, just outside the restaurant or for -----
33 A. Outside and around the restaurant.
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35 Q. What, all around the restaurant, back and sides as well as
36 front?
37 A. Back and side; there were two sides actually, one is
38 front, one is side.
39
40 Q. I am going to hold it up. Do you recognise this leaflet
41 headed "Litter and The Law"?
42 A. Yes, I do.
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44 Q. Do you have these at Barnet?
45 A. Yes, sir, we do.
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47 Q. Did you have them at Kings Road?
48 A. Yes, sir, I did.
49
50 Q. Do you know when they were first produced?
51 A. No, I do not recall it, sir.
52
53 Q. Do you remember them at Kensington High Street or not?
54 A. To be honest with you, I do not remember.
55
56 Q. I am going, my Lord, with your Lord's permission, to
57 lighten a grey Monday morning by producing some items.
58 What I would like you to do, Mr. Siddique, I am going to
59 show them to the Defendants first. It is a carry out bag
60 -- there is no food in there so you do not have to worry
