Removal of litter and dog bins 'short sighted'

THE “precarious” financial position of Cornwall Council's housing department has led to the removal of a large number of litter and dog poo bins across the Duchy.

- LEE TREWHELA Local Democracy Reporter

The decision was slammed as “extremely short sighted” at a council meeting. Speaking at a meeting of the council’s sustainable growth scrutiny committee, earlier this month Cllr Laurie Magown (Labour, Falmouth Arwenack) said: “At the end of October, Cornwall Housing started to remove a large number of outdoor bins in areas where there's a large number of Cornwall Housing properties, so areas that traditionally have got larger areas of deprivation.”