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BBC News
03-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Wheelie bins set for roll-out to nearly 6,000 homes in York
Almost 6,000 households in York will soon be able to put their rubbish out in wheelie bins for the first of York Council said it had begun writing to the 2,835 homes in the Micklegate and Heworth wards, ahead of the delivery of bins from 16 One of the Bags to Bins scheme, which will see people switch from using bin bags to dispose of waste, would be followed by deliveries to almost 2,800 homes in Clifton, Fishergate, Guildhall and Holgate in August, the council home is set to get a 180-litre grey wheelie bin as standard. Figures show about 2,000 of the city's 95,000 households would remain without bins following the roll-out, according to the Local Democracy Reporting business manager for environmental services, Rebecca Copley, said the council would consider sending bins to households not currently set to get them, if they could show collections would be said: "We're happy to reassess some homes, but there are some streets that are very unlikely to get a bin in the future."It comes as the council's Economy, Place, Access and Transport Committee was told the roll-out was set to get under way following delays earlier this Hoult, environmental services lead, told councillors competing budget priorities and issues with buying the bins had led to the delays. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
03-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
South Gloucestershire taxi fares increased after consultation
Taxi fares in South Gloucestershire have increased by 2.55% after no-one responded to a public consultation on the higher fares have been introduced for hackney carriages, which passengers can hail in the street or catch at a rank. Private hire vehicles, such as those ordered via the Uber and Bolt apps, are not impacted by the fare fare increase was approved by South Gloucestershire Council and began on Tuesday. The council's public consultation was advertised in local newspapers, on its website and in messages to taxi drivers, according to the Local Democracy Reporting licensing service manager Lily Brine said similar consultations in recent years also prompted few asked if she was surprised no-one responded, she said: "Honestly, no I wasn't."Based on our previous consultations on fees, charges and tariffs, we don't usually get a particularly high response to the consultations." New fares £2.40 - the initial cost of hiring a hackney carriage. This covers the first 115m (377ft) of a journey20p - the charge for either every additional 111m (364ft) or 26.7 seconds of waiting£1.70 - an additional rate added between 18:00 and 06:00 on weekdays and from 18:00 on Fridays until 06:00 on Mondays The rise in fares comes after the number of traditional taxis in South Gloucestershire council said this was partly due to the rise of ride-hailing apps and private hire vehicles, which face less regulation than hackney carriages. "When I first joined licensing, we had probably had 350 hackneys. It's now down to about 50," Ms Brine added."With private hire vehicles, because of the way that society and technology has changed, it's gone very much towards private hire and those pre-booked journeys rather than hackney carriages picking up at the side of the road."
