These days, trying to recycle paper and cardboard at the Longfield Centre involves wading through a sea of waste which is not entirely unlike the set of a low-budget post-apocalyptic Hollywood film.

Since the Tesco facility closed, everyone who used that site has begun to use this one, leading to overflowing bins. When I went to do my recycling there on Sunday I wished I’d brought my wellies with me. But now, after campaigning by local Lib Dem councillors, the Council have agreed to double the frequency of collections from once to twice a week. In addition, there will be more paper and card bins coming in the next few weeks to further alleviate the problem.

Hopefully this will mean that recycling will be a bit less “rubbish” (ho ho…) for local people from now on. Quite why it took the Tories running the town hall until now to notice is another matter…

Rick