Burglar hid in a wheelie bin and assaulted an 82-year-old man outside his Belfast home, court told

An alleged burglar jumped out of an 82-year-old man’s bin and knocked him to the ground before breaking into his home in east ...

Switch from seagull-proof sacks to wheelie bins

Thousands of town households will transition from seagull-proof sacks to wheeled bins for waste collections. Cumberland ...

The '£80 bin collection fines' households need to know as many make simple error

Risk of Penalties: Bins that are found to be causing a clear obstruction on public pavements can result in £80 fines in many ...

The changes to county's bin collections in 2026

In October 2024 the council voted to not change its general waste collection schedule, which means it will stay a fortnightly ...

'New Council Worker on Duty': Cockatoo Opens Wheelie Bin With Beak

A cockatoo got to work for bin collection in Melbourne, Victoria, recently shared footage shows.Sourabh Jain captured this ...

Bin collection myths and why wheelie bin lids must be shut

Myth: There's no point closing the lid after collection as the crews leave them open/down the street anyway. Truth: While ...

Wheelie bin rules you may not know about - with £80 fines

According to Gov.uk guidance, local authorities are prohibited from imposing fixed penalties for minor violations, such as ...

Burglar used wheelie bin to raid Shambles Sweet Shop, court hears

A burglar who smashed her way into the Shambles Sweet Shop earlier this week has been banned from the historic street. Anne ...
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Cash-strapped council spends £350,000 changing the colour of its wheelie bin lids (but stickers would've been far cheaper)

A cash-strapped council has approved £350,000 plans to change the colour of wheelie bin lids to avoid confusion – despite critics pointed out stickers could have done the same job for a fraction of ...