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A young motor racing enthusiast who suffers with asthma has come up with an ingenious way of helping poorly children at Leicester Royal Infirmary while also doing his bit for the environment.
With Leicester’s own Roger Clark - best remembered for his two RAC Rally wins in the 1970s - as his granddad, you could say Benjamin Clark, eight, from Peckleton, near Mallory Park, has motor sport in his blood.
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The leader of Cheshire East Council has backed a new replacement wheelie bin charge – and says residents need to “take greater responsibility” for their bins!
Cllr Rachel Bailey insists the controversial new wheelie bin charge is necessary to maintain wha...
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A new pay-as-you-throw recycling scheme being planned by councils will cost homeowners as much as £50 extra per year unless food packaging is overhauled, waste experts have warned.
The controversial pay-as-you-throw collection scheme, proposed by council chiefs, is designed to enco...
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Residents are so unhappy they've launched a petition
A petition has been started calling for weekly bin collections to be re-started because the hot weather has led to maggots being found.
So far the Blaby and Whetstone petition, set up by resident Kay Mills, has been signed by over 2,000 people.
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The bin leaked fluid over the cabin
A wheelie bin of rubbish was dumped on the front seats of an ambulance as medics treated a patient in the back.
An East Midlands Ambulance Service crew found the bin when they tried to leave for hospital in Leicester.
Waste fluid had leaked into...
Read moreA charity walk to the peak of Mount Snowdon has helped raise £6,400 for communities in developing countries to utilise simple and practical recycling processes.
The Walk for Waste saw 25 people brave the summer evening mists and winds to climb to the highest point in Wales on Saturday (16 July).
Sally Talbot, Policy Support Officer at the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC), organised the walk to raise funds for WasteAid UK, a charity that aims to deliver simple recycling and waste management processes to communities in developing countries that have n...
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You are being reminded of some top tips to keep your bins clean and odour-free during the warm summer months.
Proper disposal of waste and a few simple measures can ensure waste doesn't become a nuisance over the period.
Toby Sturgis, cabinet member for waste said: "The warm weather is always welcome and by remembering to take some simple steps it's possible to manage waste during the hot days to avoid it becoming an issue."
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A man survived a 35ft fall from a busy motorway bridge in Glasgow - thanks to a wheelie bin.
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YOUNG designers are decorating Merseyside wheelie bins to encourage more households to recycle.
The youngsters from Croxteth Child Development Service have designed a series of giant wheelie bin stickers to promote recycling messages.
They designed a series of three stickers as part of competition organised by the Fire Support Network’s Remove to Reuse project and funded by Merseys...
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Deano Franciosy is to complete the challenge in memory of his mum, Edna Garner.
