Nearly 1,700 rubbish collections were missed by council binmen last year, according to newly released figures.
Residents reported a total of 1,675 missed collections at their homes between February 2013 and February 2014 – an average of 129 per month.
However, the number of missed collections has seen a general decline over the course of the year, from a high of 338 in February 2013 to just 21 in January of this year.