A campaigner says residents in Birmingham should not be held to ransom as bin bags pile up on streets.

Councillors have heard a waste collection services have improved.

Talks will resume on Monday between Unite and Birmingham City Council.

The warning, which union Unite condemns as "disgraceful" comes after dispute talks broke down.

Shropshire Council will turn a former anaerobic digester into a unit producing a form of charcoal.

Binman Steve Bissett is on strike in Birmingham, which is in its third week of all-out action.

The former Ronez Quarry at Les Vardes in St Sampson could be turned into a reservoir.

Walsall is unusual in the West Midlands because it does not charge for green waste collections.