‘Loveliest village in England’ dubbed ‘binhole’ as waste strains streets
Residents of Mousehole, often referred to as “the loveliest village in England“, have rechristened it ‘binhole’ due to a dispute over uncollected bins littering the streets.
The green bins, smeared with bird droppings, have become an eyesore in the community, which is also known as ‘the prettiest place in Cornwall’, according to locals.
The issue began earlier this year when Cornwall Council introduced new grey waste bins to be emptied every two weeks. However, residents claim that while the new bins were delivered, the old green ones were not removed.
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Officials report receiving over 10,000 requests for the removal of old bins. Locals have now renamed their quaint Cornish village ‘binhole’, complaining about the seagull poo-covered bins.
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They also point fingers at second homeowners, who are rarely there and may not be aware of the changeover. Residents and businesses are livid as their old wheelie bins have been left out for collection by the local authority.
The Welsh poet Dylan Thomas once described Mousehole as “the loveliest village in England”. But local resident Kim Hambleton told Cornwall Live: ”I call our village ‘binhole’ now.
There are bins everywhere. It’s absolutely disgusting.”
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Another resident chimed in: ”The bin situation has turned our beautiful seaside village into an eyesore. There are lots of people which come on holiday here and no one wants to see piles of bins.
”Our streets are very narrow and there is hardly room for one bin, let alone an extra one.
”It’s really dangerous as there are elderly residents in the village and the bins are obscuring the roads if an ambulance had to come down them. ”.
One local queried: ”Why couldn’t the green bins carried on being used. Why replace them with a different colour?”
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Another suggested: ”Just drop them off at the council offices. ‘
A spokesperson for Cornwall Council stated: “Our contractor has already started clearing the bins that households have asked us to collect.”Due to the high number of bins in the area, this will take several weeks to complete.”Anyone that signed up to the collection service, will receive a text on the Sunday before their bin is due to be collected so they know to leave it out.”
We encourage households to repurpose their old bins – as garden storage perhaps, or a water butt or donate them to a community group that can make use of it.
”Households that did not sign up to the collection service and do not want to keep their bin can take it to their local Household Waste and Recycling Centre. “
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