Council u-turn on recycling bins and boxes

The Yorkshire Post and Sheffield Star report that from next year, the council will allow Crosspool householders to select how they use their blue bin and blue box for recycling.

With the current system, residents must use the bin for bottles and the box for paper. But from April, you will be able to choose which you use for which type of item.

The news will come as a relief to elderly residents, some of whom found the boxes cumbersome to move when full of paper and also susceptible to windy and wet weather due to the detachable lid.

Yorkshire Post

Sheffield Star

Blue box: fom April can be used to recycle bottles
Blue box: from April can be used to recycle bottles, if you choose

Yorkshire Post: Clegg joins retail scheme objectors

The Yorkshire Post reports that Hallam MP and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has objected to the proposed convenience store in Crosspool:

Clegg joins retail scheme objectors
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has joined forces with more than 150 people from the Sheffield suburb of Crosspool who have objected to plans for a major retail development.

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