Fines for fly-tipping are to be doubled in a bid to help clean up streets.

The Scottish Government is increasing the penalty to £500 part of a range of new measures to tackle litter and dumping.

A new power to fine the owner of a vehicle that litter is thrown from will be introduced.

The plan also includes support for landowners to help deal with fly tipping on their land.

The Glasgow Times has highlighted numerous cases of fly-tipping across the city in back lanes, on derelict land, under motorway bridges, on old disused railway lines, in cemeteries and on private property.

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The GMB union has campaigned on the issue calling for more investment in cleansing services to ensure lanes are clear and there is enough staff to collect refuse.

It called for a four-point plan of education, enforcement, employment and community engagement to rid the city of eyesore fly-tipping sites.

Recently the case of lanes in Govanhill were an issue, and residents have won an appeal to erect gates at one site to prevent people driving in to dump rubbish.

Residents in Parkhouse on the north of the city were demanding action after rubbish was piled up on the old railway running behind houses in the area.

Earlier this year more than 130 enforcement notices were issued to businesses in a seven-week crackdown.

 Last month we reported how the council believed the current £200 fine was not enough to deter fly-tipping and called for tougher sanctions.

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Lorna Slater, Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, said: “Scotland is a beautiful country and we all have a responsibility to keep it that way. This Government makes no apologies for taking bold action on tackling litter and flytipping, which is a blight on our streets, communities and countryside, as well as threatening our natural environment and wildlife.

“This strategy will drive further change in behaviours and the delivery of services. Enforcement is a key theme, and the strategy sets out robust commitments, including raising fixed penalty notices for flytipping to £500 and considering increasing fines further if required.”