Bin collection disruption anticipated

Despite Council making residents aware of changes in service as a result of the July bank holiday, collections in some areas of Portadown and Lurgan are unlikely to take place as planned on Saturday, July 11.

Speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service a spokesperson for Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council confirmed that households in these areas may experience a disruption.

“Households in the Lurgan and Portadown area may experience disruption to their holiday bin collection service on Saturday, July 11.

“Arrangements are in place to ensure all bins are emptied, and residents are asked to leave their bin at the kerbside until it is collected week commencing Monday, July 13.”

A letter to councillors, sent by Council’s Democratic Services Manager, Wendy Geary and seen by the Local Democracy Reporting Service advises of service disruption to household bin collections.

“This disruption only applies to the Carn depot,” the letter reads.

“We have put arrangements in place to ensure household bins are emptied and we will be asking residents to leave their bins at the kerbside until they are collected week commencing Monday, July 13,”

It then goes to on to list the areas and services that will be disrupted, which are as follows.

Green Bins

Lurgan area: Brankinstown Road; Bartins Road; Derrymore Road; Whitehall Road.

Portadown area: Derrinraw Road; Derrycarne Road; Derrymacfall Road; Greenisland Road.

Brown Bins

Lurgan area: Allenhill/Allengrove; Ashgrove area; Belvedere Manor;  Castle Lane Mews; Castor Bay Road; Cornakinnegar Road; Cottage Road; Fox’s Glen & Hill; Gawleys Gate area; Kilmore Road; Kilwilke Estate.

Lake Street; North Circular Road area; Oakleigh area; Solitude Demesne; Stevenson Park; Windsor Avenue.

Adam Morton , Local Democracy Reporting Service