Here are the 16 winning bin lorry names: All this naming fun is part of a big upgrade. The council is investing millions of pounds in shiny new vehicles, which the council says "will help improve our ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bin lorry has been destroyed after a lithium battery dumped as part of a household's rubbish caught fire, a council says. During ...

Batteries have caused eight fires in the council’s bin lorries and at its waste transfer station in recent years, three of ...

Residents are being reminded to dispose of lithium-ion batteries properly after a blaze in a bin lorry. Devon and Somerset Fire Service crews were called to Millwey Rise Industrial Estate in Axminster ...

The bin lorry was permanently damaged in the fire - and it will cost the taxpayer £250,000 for a new one ...

It will cost about £250,000 to replace the vehicle, North Warwickshire Borough Council says.