More details on York's bin cull - 36% to go (From York Press)

MORE than a third of York’s litter bins are being axed under the city council’s controversial cull, according to figures seen by The Press. Council officials are removing 344 litter bins from around the city to save £40,000 on collection rounds, but had refused to make public the list of those being cut. The Press has now obtained a copy of the list, which shows the axed litter bins account for 36 per cent - considerably more than the 25 per cent first reported by opposition councillors. The total number will fall from 948 to 604, while the council is also cutting five of its 425 dog-waste bins. The worst-hit ward for litter bins is Skelton, Rawcliffe and Clifton Without, which loses 31 of its 53 bins - a cut of 58 per cent. Sandy Fraser, Labour’s cabinet member for environmental services, said in The Press on Saturday that the cuts were necessary so the council could balance its budget while protecting social care and economic growth, but the Liberal Democrats said littering is likely to get worse as a result of the bin cuts. ...... How many litter bins are going in your ward? Acomb loses 10 out of 27 Bishopthorpe loses 0 out of 11 Clifton loses 35 out of 70 Ads by Google Washroom Supplies UK Great Range of Commercial Washroom Supplies At Incredibly Low Prices! HygieneSuppliesDirect.com/Washroom Try SEO Tools for Free The Web's #1 SEO Software. Start Your 30 Day Free Trial Now! www.seomoz.org/FreeTrial Dringhouses and Woodthorpe lose 22 out of 56 Derwent loses 9 out of 28 Fishergate loses 12 out of 41 Fulford loses 12 out of 27 Guildhall loses 38 out of 81 Haxby and Wigginton lose 5 out of 53 Heslington loses 3 out of 6 Heworth Without loses 2 out of 6 Heworth loses 17 out of 42 Holgate loses 18 out of 43 Hull Road loses 11 out of 28 Huntington and New Earswick lose 23 out of 72 Micklegate loses 48 out of 104 Osbaldwick loses 9 out of 19 Rural West York loses 11 out of 59 Skelton, Rawcliffe and Clifton Without lose 31 out of 53 Strensall loses 4 out of 45 Westfield loses 19 out of 55 Wheldrake loses 5 out of 22.

This is a sad story for those of us living in the york area, it seems now with less litter bins that there may be an increase in rubbish floating around lets hope they dont do the same for the public washroom litter bins