North Somerset Council has dismissed claims binmen in Weston have been told to leave people's rubbish to 'teach them a lesson' if it's in the wrong bins or bags.

In a statenment, they say 'this issue has been caused by some residents putting out their rubbish on the wrong day and in some cases the wrong week'.

The council have added they've cleared a backlog and are urging residents to 'follow the correct procedures'.