A row over rubbish has erupted in Weston after claims binmen had been told not to collect residents' waste to 'teach them a lesson'.

North Somerset Council say that's not true, and that, after some people have put out their rubbish incorrectly, they've 'been visiting residents and writing to them to encourage them to put out their waste in the correct way and on the right day.'

They've added that they 'are currently working with contractor May Gurney, the town centre partnership and the neighbourhood management team to look at ways to introduce town centre recycling and to deal with any black bag waste issues'.