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New Forest District Council defends wheelie bin launch
Civic chiefs have hit back at claims that the introduction of wheelie bins in the New Forest has descended into chaos ...
The homeowners being slapped with petty fines of up to £1,000 by jobsworth councils for leaving a SINGLE item of rubbish outside their properties
Bungling staff have threatened a mother who left furniture outside her property to go to a good home with prison and fined a ...
All the Bournemouth beach rules visitors need to be aware of in the summer
There are several rules regarding dogs, barbecues, music and more that visitors need to follow on Bournemouth beach in the ...
'It's a health hazard': Bins overflow behind shopping centre
Overflowing bins behind a shopping centre in Bournemouth have been described as a 'health hazard' by a Bournemouth resident.
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Renfrewshire Council set to begin pilot of solar compactor bins in Paisley town centre
Renfrewshire Council is preparing to begin a year-long pilot of solar compactor bins in Paisley town centre next month after a recent review of its provision. Approximately 15 of the bins ...
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Dorset Police announce campaign to tackle knife crime
The Sceptre campaign, led by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), will ... Knife surrender bins will also be provided at Weymouth, Bournemouth and Poole police stations during the ...
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BCP chief: ‘We had a bigger LGR task than anybody else’
Chief executive of Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole council Graham Farrant tells LGC how he handled ... I'm looking at the litter bins, I'm looking at the state of our services. It will be nice to ...
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Perth and Kinross Council splashes out on almost 1000 replacement wheelie bins in two years
Perth and Kinross Council (PKC) has forked out for more than 600 replacement wheelie bins last year – an increase of more than 69-per cent on the year before. Figures released under the Freedom ...
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Sandwell Council forgot to empty a disabled woman’s bins for a month
She had been on the council’s list for assisted bin collections due to her disability since 2022. A collection was missed on May 17 last year but then her bins were emptied on May 31 ...
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Sandwell Council told to pay £200 after forgetting disabled woman's bins for a month
A council has been forced to apologise to a disabled woman after failing to collect her bins for more than a month. Sandwell Council has been told to pay £200 to the unnamed woman after missing ...
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Overfilled bins in Belfast may not be collected by council
Overfilled bins with lids which are unable to close may no longer be emptied by Belfast City Council. The new zero-tolerance policy, which would see overfilled bins marked with a red tag and not ...
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Extra recycling bins plan leads to 'council should pay me rent' call
Reader Bruvdbassman says: "If the government thinks I am mucking about with 5 separate bins they can absolutely sod off! We do not need any more. The council already alternate bin collection weeks.