Residents hitting out at their council for mixing separated waste into bin lorries have been told to keep recycling. Westmorland and Furness Council is urging people to continue to separate their ...

The new guidance comes as BBC teams take a look at waste collection issues affecting communities across England.

Residents of a Wanborough road have been on the verge of burning their rubbish, after having no bin collections for a month.

As well as setting aside money for nationally agreed pay rises for council staff, and covering pay increases for schools, Torfaen’s proposed budget will put an additional £700,000 into its pay pot to ...