Council Services and the weather
Updated: 5:30pm 25 January 2021
It will be cold this evening, overnight and into tomorrow morning with freezing temperatures.
Gritters are currently out on the primary highway network and will be out overnight and tomorrow morning.
Waste collections on estate roads today (25 January) have been assisted by a gritter and the majority of waste rounds will be completed, with exception of some smaller cul-de-sacs that remain inaccessible.
Waste & recycling crews will be out tomorrow (26 January) attending usual collection rounds so long as it is safe to do so.
Food and recycling collections not completed on Saturday 23 January are scheduled for collection tomorrow (Tuesday, 26th January), weather and ground conditions permitting. Residents are advised to place their recycling and food waste containers out for collection again by 7am on Tuesday morning.
Household Recycling Centres are expected to be open with no interruption to service.
Updated: 12:45pm 25 January 2021
All gritters are currently out treating the primary highway network maintaining access for all essential travel.
Streetscene teams have been deployed to hand salt town centres, and replenish salt bins, and we are assisting with salting at health centres involved with COVID-19 vaccinations where requested.
Waste collection crews on estate roads in Mold, Mynydd Isa and Buckley are being assisted by a gritter.
Food and recycling collections not completed on Saturday 23 January will be scheduled for collection on Tuesday, 26th January weather permitting. Residents are advised to place their recycling and food waste containers out for collection again by 7am on Tuesday morning.
We aim to return today (Monday 25 January) for black bins not collected on Saturday 23 January so long as collection vehicles can access affected locations.
All Household Recycling Centres are open as usual today (Monday 25 January).
Updated: 9:15am 25 January 2021
Winter Maintenance teams have been continuously gritting through the night and will continue throughout the day today focusing on maintaining the primary highway network to ensure access for all essential travel.
Salt heaps/salt bins continue to be replenished across the network where identified and requested by members of the public.
Waste and recycling collections have been impacted by the weather over the weekend.
Food and recycling collections not completed on Saturday 23 January will be scheduled for collection on Tuesday, 26th January weather permitting. Residents are advised to place their recycling and food waste containers out for collection again by 7am on Tuesday morning.
We aim to return today (Monday 25 January) for black bins not collected on Saturday 23 January so long as collection vehicles can access affected locations.
All Household Recycling Centres are open as usual today (Monday 25 January).
Updated: 1pm 24 January 2021
Our Winter Maintenance teams have been continuously gritting through the night and continue to work today to address, repair and clean up as required.
Salt heaps/salt bins are being replenished across the network where identified and requested by members of the public, and this will continue today.
The cold spell of weather will continue over the next couple of days so it is likely that our gritting teams will be operating over the next 24 hours at least.
Waste and recycling collections were impacted by the weather conditions yesterday (23 January), particularly in the areas of Afonwen, Caerwys, Ysceifiog, Carmel, Whitford, Gorsedd, Milwr, Pistyll, Greenfield and parts of Holywell, such as the Holway, Wedgewood Heights and Coed-y-Fron.
Waste collections (black bins) that weren’t collected yesterday (23 January) because of the snow and icy road conditions are expected to be collected today, providing that we can get our vehicles to the identified locations. Residents are being advised to leave their bins out again for collection today (24 January).
Any recycling and food collections that weren’t completed yesterday (23 January) will be scheduled for collection on Tuesday, 26th January, when the weather conditions are currently forecasted to improve and residents are being advised to place their recycling and food waste containers out for collection again by 7am on Tuesday morning (26 January).
All Household Recycling Centres are open as usual today (24 January).