It can cost up to £5,000 to deploy litter pickers to safely clean up certain sections of the road.

Council planners say new homes next to a Leicestershire village would harm the area's rural beauty.

A government planning inspector said the scheme would "demonstrably outweigh" any benefits.

The authority has until June to make changes or the government will intervene.

Developers want to replace the Victorian factory in Hinckley with a block of flats.

Developers are proposing the massive scheme on a greenfield site between Leicester and Hinckley.

Sgt Peppers, in Hinckley, closed in 2015 and planning permission has been given to change its use.

Collections for most parts of the region are rearranged due to the bank holiday.