Latest Wheelie bin Stories

By JENNA RICHARDS Two Torquay residents tidied up their street only for the council to refuse to take the rubbish. Trevor Hurling and neighbour Penny Meredith of Venford Close heard about the national Big Tidy Up campaign and decided to clean up their street. But were shocked when the council then refused to take the waste away. Trevor said: "The street looked a mess, and we thought 'let's sort it out'. "It took us about two hours to fill half of my wheeled bin with weeds and other waste...

By Joanne Ginley About 116,000 households across Leeds have already received a brown bin and receiving fortnightly collections of their garden waste.However, the delay to the last stage of the roll-out will affect households in parts of Kirkstall, Meanwood, Moortown and Chapel Allerton.Councillor Steve Smith, executive member responsible for environmental services said: "We are sorry about this situation, which we are unhappy about ourselves. Unfortunately, due to a national and...

POLICE in Tipton issued a warning today following a spate of metal thefts, including gates. Raids have taken place in the last few days under cover of darkness in the Ocker Hill, Glebefields and Gospel Oak neighbourhoods of the Black Country town. Thieves are also using householders' wheelie bins to clamber on and to transport their spoils. A West Midlands Police spokesman said teams of officers were "doing everything possible" to crack down on such thefts, with offenders facing...

A Rangiora couple who have developed a method for turning soiled disposable nappies into compost have been honoured with a Green Ribbon Award by the Government. The awards recognise businesses, people and groups that work to improve and retain New Zealand's environment. Karen and Karl Upston developed the system for turning nappies into compost with Canterbury company R5 Solutions and sponsorship from Huggies maker Kimberly-Clark. A successful five-month trial last year composted 450,000...