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News
Lost wheelie bin? Then pay for it 

27 Jun 14

Families who lose their wheelie bins will soon be expected to shell out for a replacement, under proposals being considered by Sandwell Council.

News
Nuneaton firefighters called out to wheelie bins blaze 

12 Jun 14

Spokesman for the fire service said it looked as though people were lighting the bins…

FixMyStreet
Rubbish bags ripped open, 9th June 

9 Jun 14

After several requests Sparkhill still doesn’t have wheelie bins resulting in cats and foxes ripping up rubbish bags leaving rubbish on Lyons grove attracting even more mice and rats than before..

Blog politics
THE WHEELIE BIN ROLL OUT IS STILL SET FOR NEXT YEAR IN OSCOTT 

3 Jun 14

A question I am still being asked on a regular basis is by more and more residents is “when can I have my wheelie bins”.

Blog politics
Wheelie Bin Roll Out Begins 

2 Jun 14

With elections now safely out of the way, and exactly a year after a pilot scheme in Harborne and Brandwood was launched, today the wheelie bin roll out for the rest of the city began.

Blog politics
More Green Bags – Labour Fail 

20 May 14

More green bags photographed in Edgbaston this afternoon – just one of four piles we saw close together.

FixMyStreet
Binmen, 15th May 

15 May 14

How come the bin men can come along at 4.10am in the morning taking rubbish out of bins piling it all up banging the lids i thought the idea of wheelie bins was to stop piles of rubbish also i thought they was not starting work till 6.45am…

Blog politics
Campaigning In Edgbaston 

6 May 14

The team have been very busy campaigning in Edgbaston to re-elect Fergus Robinson.

Blog politics
DO NOT BE MISS LED 99% OF WHEELIE BINS COMING TO BIRMINGHAM ARE BRITISH MADE 

14 Apr 14

I have been asked again by a few Oscott residents recently where the Wheelie bins they are going to receive will be made as they have heard the bins will all be foreign made.

Blog politics
GREEN WASTE SERVICE 

4 Apr 14

I have been receiving a number of complaints about teething problems in regards to the new Green waste service and these should not be shied away from.

Blog politics
99.7% OF WHEELIE BINS TO BE MADE IN UK 

25 Mar 14

I have been asked by a few Oscott residents today where the Wheelie bins will be made.

FixMyStreet
Clean up needed please, 14th March 

14 Mar 14

The public open space between Lakeside Road, Norbury Road and Heronville Road is becoming an eyesore.

Blog politics
Missing Green Wheelie Bins 

5 Mar 14

Today was the first paid for garden waste collection where I live in Harborne.

Blog politics
Where Are The Green Wheelie Bins? 

26 Feb 14

Putting out green garden waste in bags for free collection has been stopped by Labour in Birmingham.

News
Wolverhampton £20k benefits cheat caught on camera has jail sentence cut 

22 Feb 14

A £20,000 benefit cheat who claimed he could only walk a few metres but was captured on film walking his dog, lifting a wheelbarrow into a car and moving wheelie bins, has had his sentence reduced on appeal.

News
Caught on camera – £20k Wolverhampton disability cheat out for a stroll 

4 Feb 14

He claimed he could only walk a few metres in order to claim disability benefits and was confined to his home – but Alan Sheard was caught on film walking his dog, lifting a wheelbarrow into a car and moving wheelie bins to swindle almost £20,000.

Council
Media Watch – Jan 22 

22 Jan 14

Top Birmingham City Council Stories: Germans bag Brum wheelie bins order (Birmingham Mail) The Germans are to make 3,000 large wheelie bins for BCC – but the remaining 99.7 per cent of the council’s new bins will be made in the UK Families…

News
Birmingham’s 3,000 large wheelie bins to be made in Germany 

22 Jan 14

European firm bags bin business because no British manufacturers can meet huge council order…

Blog politics
THE VAST MAJORITY OF WHEELIE BINS BOUND FOR OSCOTT ARE MADE IN THE UK 

22 Jan 14

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Blog politics
Wheelie bin purchase – the facts 

21 Jan 14

Cllr James McKay, Cabinet Member for a Green, Safe and Smart City, blogs with an update on the plans to roll out wheelie bins to households across Birmingham… Ever since we announced the plan to modernise Birmingham’s refuse collection system…

Blog comment
Valerie meets with local residents in Caldmore and Great Barr 

18 Jan 14

On Friday 15 January Valerie went on a walkabout and met with constituents who raised issues from street cleaning to planning.

News
‘We often can’t walk on pavement because of bins everywhere’ 

13 Jan 14

Wheelie bins and parking tickets – Telegraph Letters for January 13…

News
Telegraph Letters: ‘Talk about creating work for the sake of it’ 

10 Jan 14

Wheelie bins and bladder cancer – Coventry Telegraph Letters for January 10…

Blog politics
WHEELIE BINS UPDATE 

7 Jan 14

I have received a number of enquires from Oscott residents wanting to know when they will get their wheelie bins (for household rubbish) Having spoken to the Cabinet Member who is responsible and it now looks likely it will be in the late spring of …

FixMyStreet
Rubbish not collected, 1st January 

1 Jan 14

It’s our rubbish collection day and as we missed out on a collection on Christmas Day we were allowed to put extra bags out.

Blog politics
Chamberlain Files Seem A Bit Confused 

27 Dec 13

For someone who is supposed to be a political journalist, Paul Dale seems to be slightly confused about the timetable for the roll out of wheelie bins in Birmingham.

Blog feature
BSARA look into a hole in the road 

Five Spires Live 20 Dec 13

A pothole that appeared in the road surface opposite Chandlers ‘toilet with en suite cafe’ at the corner of Beacon Street/Swan Road over six months ago has been looked into by the Beacon Street Area Residents’ Association (BSARA) and …

Blog politics
“Weoley” Basic Error 

13 Dec 13

I happened to see a copy of a Weoley Labour News on a colleague’s desk today – and it contained a really surprising statement on the front page.

News
Arsonists targeting bins in latest spree 

11 Dec 13

Arsonists are targeting wheelie bins in the latest spate of fires in recent weeks.

Blog politics
WHEN ARE OSCOTT RESIDENTS GETTING THEIR WHEELIE BINS? 

11 Dec 13

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News
‘Unhealthy obsession with health and safety culture is nauseating’ 

20 Nov 13

Reaction to leaflets showing how to put wheelie bins out – Coventry Telegraph Letters for November 20…

News
Yobs in arson attack on Walsall wheelie bins 

16 Nov 13

Wheelie bins have been torched near homes in a spate of arson attacks, police revealed today.

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Suspected arsonist arrested in Walsall wheelie bin fires 

15 Nov 13

POLICE in Walsall have arrested a teenager following a spate of fires where wheelie bins have been set alight in residential…

News
Walsall Fire Killer Jailed 

12 Nov 13

Aiden Elmore was jailed for life after being told it was purely a matter of chance that more victims were not killed when he used wheelie bins as a barricade to block a rear exit from the flats.

News
Man To Be Sentenced For Fire Death 

8 Nov 13

Daniel Martin, 25, pleaded guilty last May to the manslaughter of Andrew Heath, whose body was found by emergency crews called out to the fire in Chedworth Close, Warndon.

Blog politics
November Council Meeting 

6 Nov 13

There was an interesting debate about Labour’s garden waste charge (£35 if you want a green wheelie bin) at yesterday’s Council meeting.

Blog politics
FOR NEWS ON GREEN WASTE AND WHEELIE BINS READ THE AUTUMN EDITION OF THE FORWARD 

30 Oct 13

I am still getting complaints from some residents that they are not aware what is going on regarding the changes in green waste collections and the introduction of wheelie bins.

News
Walsall man flees out of window after arsonists hit bins 

15 Oct 13

A man fled his house through a rear window today after arsonists set fire to wheelie bins outside his home – having targeted a property 200 yards away just minutes earlier.

FixMyStreet
Obstruction of Highway., 2nd October 

FixMyStreet: Walsall 2 Oct 13

Wheelie bins left in street to deliberately block legitimate and legal parking by owner of number 21, The Cloisters.

Blog politics
EARLY BIRD GREEN WASTE SERVICE DISCOUNT 

30 Sep 13

“At an early-bird price of £30, the service offers a inexpensive, convenient and environmentally-friendly way for people to dispose of their garden recycling, and I would urge households to take advantage of the discount offer while it is …

News
Thousands more wheelie bins to be sent out across Dudley 

30 Sep 13

Thousands more homes across Dudley will be receiving wheelie bins for household rubbish from next month.

Blog politics
Residents’ Meetings 

29 Sep 13

I have attended residents’ meetings in the Woodview and Tally Ho! areas of the ward during the past couple of days.

Blog politics
Wheelie Bin Call In Request 

20 Sep 13

The Conservatives’ request for a call in on the Cabinet decision about the roll out of wheelie bins across the city was heard at Scrutiny this morning.

Blog politics
Two Consultations With Differing Results 

16 Sep 13

As the wheelie bin report goes to Cabinet today, there is a timely article in today’s Birmingham Mail, pointing out just how much more comprehensive the Conservative’s survey on wheelie bins was, than the Council one.

News
Police called in after spate of late-night raids on wheelie bins 

14 Sep 13

Thieves have ‘bin’ on the scrounge – but foodbank says many people are desperate…

Local news
Wheelie bin web chat – September 16th 

11 Sep 13

Anyone wanting to know more about the plan to introduce wheelie bins on a city-wide basis to Birmingham can take part in the latest Birmingham… more »…

Blog politics
Wheelie bin survey results 

Cllr John O'Shea: Labour - Acocks Green 11 Sep 13

Next Monday, the cabinet of Birmingham City Council will meet and agree the roll out programme for wheelie bins across Birmingham.

Blog politics
Wheelie bin webchat with Cllr McKay 

10 Sep 13

Anyone wanting to know more about the plan to introduce wheelie bins on a city-wide basis to Birmingham can take part in the latest Birmingham City Council webchat on September 16.

Council
Media Watch – Sept 10 

10 Sep 13

Top Birmingham City Council Stories: Council borrows extra £25m for city bins rollout (Birmingham Mail) Costs of rolling our wheelie bins across the city have rocketed with the council forced to borrow an extra £25 million.

News
Birmingham council borrows extra £25m for wheelie bins rollout 

10 Sep 13

Liberal democrats say total budget of £62m is more than double initial figure…

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