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The waste was set alight in the dustcart after discarded batteries sparked the blaze, fire crews revealed. Pictures show the large mound of refuse, which waste collectors had to clean up ‘by hand’, as it blocked Clarence Road, Rayleigh for most of yesterday. Homeowners were stranded throughout the day, but were left impressed by the response from the waste teams. On fire A clean up operation was launched, with crews sifting through the waste by hand, sweeping it into nearby trucks as they went. Simon Bishop, who lives on Clarence Road, said: “I was about to nip down to the sho...
ALARMING pictures have revealed how a huge pile of rubbish caught fire in the back of a dustcart.
ALARMING pictures have revealed how a huge pile of rubbish caught fire in the back of a dustcart.
The Easthill Site In Frome. Pic: Bharati Pardhy. FROME residents have suffered a setback in their efforts to secure a treasured green space for the local community. The Friends of Easthill Field campaign group was formed in late-2020 after Mendip District Council announced proposals to build 77 new homes on the site as part of a wider programme of delivering more low-cost housing. As part of a push to protect the land, campaigners applied for the site to become an asset of community value – meaning they could try to buy it if the land was sold on the open market for development or oth...