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These pictures were taken at Edge Common and Severnleaze Lane on Sunday afternoon. An SNJ reader who spotted the dumped rubbish said: "It was the worst fly tipping I've seen up at Edge Common and Severnleaze Lane - mile after mile of carpet, then a fridge." The littering comes just days after a large quantity of rubbish was found in a layby in Standish. Discovered on Thursday by a Stroud District Council neighbourhood warden, such was the quantity of rubbish that needed clearing, the warden was forced to call in reinforcements. Stroud District Council’s environment committee chair...

The discovery of fly-tips in a ditch in Standish has been greeted with anger. One of Stroud District Council's neighbourhood wardens was forced to call in reinforcements, such was the quantity of rubbish that needed clearing. Katie was in #Standish lay-by today clearing out the ditch! After seeing how much was there she had to call in reinforcements ��#Help Andy & Simon & Katie managed together, to remove the fly-tips from the ditch! �� Myself and Simon will be returning to litter pick �� #BigJobpic.twitter.com/qw5rIZfK7D— sdc_wardens (@sdc_wardens) March 4, ...

Stroud DC trials electric vehicle Stroud District Council’s (SDC) waste partner Ubico has trialled the e-One electric refuse vehicle from Gloucestershire-based supplier Refuse Vehicle Solutions Ltd (RVS). The demonstration vehicle was repowered from a diesel-powered vehicle to an electric drivetrain and is one of the first full electric refuse vehicle conversions in the UK. The bin-lifting mechanism is also powered by electricity... The vehicle, which was used on rounds in Stonehouse and Upton St Leonards covering 55km performed 1054 bin lifts and collected a total of 12.8 tonnes of waste. ...

Heartwarming moment Jason Manford turns up outside care home to sing Christmas songs to residents Manford gave residents a beautiful rendition of all the Christmas classics including O Holy Night, Santa Claus is coming to town, and Rudolf the red nosed reindeer Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Click here When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPriv...

Stroud District Council has plans in place to ensure waste and recycling collections continue during the holiday period – here is everything you need to know about changed collection dates. Householders whose collections would usually fall on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day will have their refuse collected on a different day. The key dates to remember are that if your collection would fall on: Friday 25 December, it will be collected on Monday 28 December. Friday 1 January, it will be collected on Monday 4 January. Defra figures show that Stroud is one of the top performing r...