Further to the decision this afternoon by Conwy County Borough Council Cabinet to move to four-weekly bin collections in 2019, Janet has issued the below statement.

“I am absolutely disgusted at this complete disregard for the interests of our residents here in Conwy.

“Families and households struggling with three weekly collections will be rightly concerned as to how they will manage next year.

“The annual council tax rises appear to be returning very little in terms of service for residents, and indeed in this area, there has been a considerable reduction. Council taxpayers facing yet another 5% increase on their bills will not be amused.

“Increases in fly tipping rates over recent years have been sadly noticeable, and many will be concerned that this new policy will result in more incidents which blight our landscapes and beauty spots popular with tourists.

“It is heartening that the majority of Conservative Cabinet members voted against this preposterous move. Those who voted in favour of this proposal should seriously question their ability to fully represent the views of our hardworking council taxpayers and pensioners.”