LATEST MOAN FROM YOU AND ME 2018

The £35 green bin charge was introduced in Warrington last year , while I worked there . @Doghouse Riley , looks like your Manchester council has picked up on this wonderful idea . No doubt this charge will spread nationwide as councils struggle to balance their budgets . It's not in Wigan yet though !

 

What did you do in Warrington? I used to work for the Council there

 

My council, Thanet District Council charge for bins & bags that have been lost; us residents don't lose them, the bin men don't return them despite having the house address plastered all over them. On the Council website it states that if incorrect bins or bags are used the bin men won't take the rubbish/recycle and you could be taken to court if you don't buy the correct items.

 

I worked in Woolton as an engineer , at a company called Avdel..then called STANLEY. Very good company just the M6 was a huge pain at rush hour !

 

The Council's refuse fleet operates from Woolston - know the area quite well.

It was the M56 for me - always busy even at 6.30 am when I was trying to get into Warrington.

I think that we both had a lucky escape - I'm told that Warrington is gridlocked due to traffic avoiding the Mersey Gateway tolls. This on top of the road improvement works that are closing off main roads .

 

I can understand councils not including it in the general rate. Those and there must be many, ratepayers who live in flats without a garden, woulds be a bit peeved if they were charged for the collection of garden waste.

The biggest rip-off is "water rates." At one time, I can remember it being included in the general rate. We were a bit miffed when it went to an additional charge of £15 annually. Then of course came "privatisation." Utilities sold off cheaply and householders subsequently ripped off. I'm now paying £836 a year for water and sewerage, so I make sure I get my money's worth. My koi pool has a 24/7 trickle change and I have lawn sprinklers and a leaky hose system for all the garden borders.

 

Ahh!

Those were the days!

When we first moved up here we were in Cheshire. Then we "moved" to Trafford.
Still in the same house though.

 

Despite the change in the border, my bank which was "moved" from Cheshire to Trafford, still issued cheque books with the original Cheshire address on them for several years after the change. Many local residents still consider they live in Cheshire, as Trafford is actually the other side of Stretford and closer to Manchester City Centre than it is to us.