Good news this week in that the council have agreed to my request for two new bins in Podsmead.

There has been an issue with dog walkers putting their dog poo bags in the bins at the Memorial Ground, where Widden Old Boys Rugby Club and Old Cryptians Rugby Football Club play their games.

There have even been instances of throwing dog poo bags in the hedge – not very pleasant for club staff and volunteers.

I worked with the two clubs and the city council to get two news bins to alleviate the problem by giving people official city council bins they can use.

The two locations will be at the top of Laburnum Road, by the entrance to the Memorial Ground there, and by the entrance to the ash path on Stroud Road.

There is a backlog of litter bins to be installed so this won’t happen overnight, and it could be a while before we see them installed, but I have been assured that the locations we highlighted are sensible and will allow the crews to access the bins easily.

Grateful to the two clubs for bringing this issue to my attention and especially to local resident Rob for meeting me on site and showing me the problem first hand.