93 m. ago Welsh council denies it will inspect bin bags and fine people

Flintshire County Council has been forced to suspend a door-to-door campaign to explain the new three-weekly bin collection scheme following threats and abuse towards staff

Politics

51 h. ago North Lanarkshire councillors speak out against the local authority’s impending charges for brown bin collections

From June 1, North Lanarkshire Council will start charging £40 a year for the service.

Culture

3 d. ago Britain is a nation of nosey neighbours with curtain twitchers snooping on WhatsApp

A new study reveals 85% of people follow the latest local dramas on their street in group WhatsApp chats - and the two biggest topics are events in the local area and bin collections

Politics

5 d. ago Birmingham bin strikes: Locals earn extra cash with waste collections as rubbish piles up on streets

Local Reece Ticer, 29, is juggling his day job as an electrical engineer with collecting bins from homes and local businesses, as negotiations to end the Birmingham bin strikes continue

Events

6 d. ago Rats, rubbish and rising taxes: why Birmingham stinks right now – podcast

Why have the city’s bin collectors gone on strike? Jessica Murray reports“It’s been absolutely unbelievable,” William Timms, a pest controller, tells Hannah Moore.“Since March, calls have gone up 50%. Usually, I’m dealing with about three or four rodent jobs a day this time of year. And then I’ve got my insect jobs on top. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago West Lothian bin complaints fall after mild winter sees fewer collections missed

This month’s meeting of the council’s Performance Committee heard that while waste operations continue to bring in the most complaints they have also seen the largest drop as the new opening hours and booking system have bedded down in the public perception.

Politics

8 d. ago Streeting worried about rats ‘crawling around’ in Birmingham amid bin strike

Members of the Unite union launched an all-out strike last month over pay and jobs which has led to tonnes of black bin bags not being collected.

Events

9 d. ago Cannibal rats 'the size of cats' could cause disease outbreak in UK city, expert warns

Experts have warned ongoing bin collection strikes – which has brought 'cat sized rats' to roam the streets of a UK city – could bring about the outbreak of a rare bacterial disease

Events

1 week ago ‘Get round table and drop opposition,’ No 10 tells Unite amid Birmingham strike

The council declared a major incident earlier this week in a bid to increase collections of bin sacks amid a huge pile-up of waste on the street.

Events

2 w. ago North Lanarkshire school transport changes voted down by councillors

Councillor Janice Toner moved for an update to be provided to North Lanarkshire Council’s education committee on what safeguards are in place to protect children with medical conditions which prevent them from walking to school

Politics

2 w. ago North Lanarkshire councillor speaks in public for first time since suspension

At a meeting of the full council, members discussed a report on a hearing against Progressive Change North Lanarkshire representative Greg Lennon.

Politics

2 w. ago New recycling rules for all households in England with five different bin collections

It comes as part of the government's Simpler Recycling scheme

Society

3 w. ago Rat infested UK street has rodents jumping out of bins and scuttering up toilets

A group of Glasgow residents are being plagued by an infestation of rats caused they say by the lack of bin collection, after a flood destroyed homes in the same area

Politics

3 w. ago Cost of South Lanarkshire's new garden waste permit and how to apply

From April 1, garden waste will be collected at a cost of £45 per burgundy bin but food waste will still be collected for free.

Politics

3 w. ago The awful truth about Vladimir Putin's mother and how her brush with the most gruesome of deaths made him so barbaric

Some noticed just how light these corpses, ravaged by hunger, were as they loaded them on sleds and dragged them along the road like bin bags to mass collection points.

Politics

3 w. ago The awful truth about Vladimir Putin's mother and how her brush with the most gruesome of deaths made him so barbaric 

Some noticed just how light these corpses, ravaged by hunger, were as they loaded them on sleds and dragged them along the road like bin bags to mass collection points.

Politics

3 w. ago Bin strikes spark chaos in Birmingham: Moment desperate residents swarm a bin lorry in bid to offload their rotting waste in city plagued by 'rats the size of cats'

A rubbish collection in Birmingham descended into chaos as rubbish-laden residents swarmed a bin lorry amid ongoing strikes by refuse collectors which have reportedly led to rats the size of cats.

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