Birmingham residents speak of year-long bin strike impact

Birmingham residents speak of year-long bin strike impact

Householders describe recycling piled up in homes, sporadic waste collections and rat problems.

'Freeze Birmingham council tax' call on first anniversary of all-out bin strike

Council tax in Birmingham should be frozen to compensate residents for a year of all-out bin strike misery, according to a right leaning pressure group.

Birmingham bins strike: another grim milestone hit and there's still no end in sight – what happens next?

This week marks another grim milestone for the ongoing bin turmoil in Birmingham – one entire year since the all-out strike began.

Robert Jenrick likens Birmingham to 'third world country' as bin strike chaos continues

Reform UK MP Robert Jenrick has likened Birmingham to a third-world country in scathing criticism of the city's council as bin strikes enter their second year. Today marks a year since refuse collectors in England's second-largest city performed a total walkout, leaving residents to endure rat-ridden roads with piles of rubbish piled high. However, Mr Jenrick declared that a "big moment for change" was coming for Birmingham residents to welcome …

Inside ‘disgusting’ streets in Birmingham as bins strike milestone reached

Overflowing bins, dumped mattresses and litter in the streets are among the sights that greet you as you walk down certain streets in Selly Oak.

Mountains of Trash, Rat Infestations, and 'Infected' Streets: A...

BIRMINGHAM residents are still being terrorised by rats and staring at mountains of rubbish one year on from the bin strikes. Locals are furious and confused a... #news, #uknews, #jobs, #costofliving, #homes, #strikes, #pestcontrol, #flyingeze