A large plastic mannequin, ladder and stairgate are among the items fly-tipped at a beauty spot on Dartmoor, police have said. Ivybridge and Rural Police said the dumped waste was found at Cadover on Wednesday. Officers urged people to “always go with a reputable company” for waste clearance and to always ask for official paperwork....
Half of Exeter’s homes will soon be receiving food waste collections as another 2,400 homes in the city are added to the service. Exeter City Council said that over 5,000 homes had been added to the service in the last month alone. The latest homes to get the service will be in parts of Cowick,...
Hamilton, who starts fifth in Barcelona, said his target was to “try and get to the podium. I haven’t been on a podium for a long time”. His last podium was in Las Vegas last November, when he was driving for Mercedes. He referred to former team-mate George Russell taking the lead from fourth on...
Another 2,800 homes in Exeter are set to receive weekly food waste collections. The new additions will mean nearly half the city is now receiving the service. The latest roll-out of kerbside collections will cover areas of Newtown and St Leonards, Pennsylvania, Heavitree and St James, as plans to get the whole city involved continue...
Second Third Fourth Fifth look at John Fetterman? The Senate Democrat from Pennsylvania sounds tougher on Iran than many of the Senate Republicans, and possibly tougher than Donald Trump himself. Today, the news about negotiations over the Iranian nuclear-weapons program sounds at least somewhat promising. We’ll get to that shortly, but Fetterman ain’t buying it,...
Phil Mackie Midlands Correspondent Shyamantha Asokan BBC News, West Midlands Chris Blakemore BBC Radio WM BBC Bin workers belonging to the Unite union remain in a standoff with the council after an all-out strike started on 11 March Birmingham City Council says it is on track to clear a backlog of uncollected waste by the...
This weekend,12–13 April, Exeter Quay hosts two engaging workshops as part of Pile Up! Worlds of Stuff, Art Work Exeter’s spring programme at Exeter Custom House.​ On Saturday, 12 April, Storm Machine 1 runs from 11am–1pm and 1.30pm–3.30pm.  Artists Louise Ashcroft and Farmer Glitch lead participants in creating sound instruments inspired by waste and weather....
Shannen Headley BBC News, West Midlands Residents queue to unload rubbish during bin strike Mobile bin collection points in Birmingham have seen mile-long queues as residents try to get rid of their uncollected rubbish. There were traffic delays around Woodgate Valley Park on Friday after Birmingham City Council opened a mobile site at 07:45 BST....
Anna Meisel & Paul Kenyon BBC File On 4 Investigates Getty Images The Environment Agency (EA) has launched a comprehensive review into shipments of waste tyres from the UK to India. Last week, BBC File on 4 Investigates heard that millions of these tyres – sent for recycling – were actually being “cooked” in makeshift...
Another 2,000 homes in Exeter are set to receive weekly food waste collections. The latest roll-out of kerbside collections will cover areas of Topsham, as plans to get the whole city involved continue to take shape. Currently around a third of Exeter – 22,000 properties – benefits from kerbside food waste collections and the service...