Sandbach: Read the Nub News story which is making worldwide news

By Deborah Bowyer

11th Aug 2021 | Local News

Picture by David Miller
Picture by David Miller

'What a load of rubbish' - residents in a south coast seaside town saw red over selfish parking and now the Nub News story has hit the nationals and been shared in America!

An example of rubbish parking in Branscombe led to local residents deciding to make an example of the unknown motorist concerned.

Not only was their car parked on a clearly-marked Keep Clear area near the entrance to Parsons Lane – it was also blocking access to some homes for the council's recycling lorry.

Three of the weekly collections of recycling and food waste had already been missed, and the latest was due to take place this morning yesterday morning.

The car had been there for two days and attempts to find out who owned it had proved fruitless.

So some of the villagers piled up their uncollected bags of recycling around the offending vehicle and posted photos on social media.

Eventually someone contacted the police about the vehicle, and the owner was traced through their insurance company. The car has now been removed.

But in the meantime, residents are still waiting to have their rubbish collected – and since this includes food waste, they say it's now becoming an environmental health issue.

One resident, David Miller, told Sidmouth Nub News the food waste is infested with maggots and smells disgusting.

East Devon District Council have been experiencing problems with waste collections for several weeks. Their website explains that their contractor is struggling with staff shortages and unable to make all the usual collections.

The story has made The Sun and an American news site too - the uspost.com, USA breaking news.

What do you think? What would you have done? Sandbach Nub News would love to know your thoughts.

     

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