Council granted court order to 'stop bin lorry blocking'

INTERIM INJUNCTION IN PLACE AFTER MORE THAN 12,000 TONNES OF WASTE WENT UNCOLLECTED LAST WEEK

- HARRY LEACH

BIRMINGHAM City Council has been granted a court order which will stop bin lorries from being blocked from leaving waste depots - at least temporarily.

The interim injunction is said to ensure that picketing and protests at the authority's three depots - located in Perry Barr, Kings Norton and Tyseley - will be in line with the law.

It comes after striking bin workers once again resumed their 'go-slow' tactics of blocking bin lorries from leaving the depots on time.

West Midlands Police had also reportedly reduced the number of officers at the three sites.

The force confirmed the use of powers to keep protesters behind barriers, under Section 14 of the Public Order Act, were "no longer in place".