CLINICAL waste such as incontinence pads will be collected on a weekly basis after a wheelie bin horror story highlighted in the Shuttle/Times and News.

Residents can have the festering waste taken away every week if they make a special request to Wyre Forest District Council, which started emptying bins on a fortnightly basis from September.

It means residents will not have to leave items like incontinence pads lying in a wheelie bin for a fortnight.

The agreement was hammered out by the Wyre Forest NHS Primary Care Trust and the district council after the Shuttle/Times & News featured the story of Christine Greenwood and her 36-year-old daughter Lisa, who is incontinent and has cerebral palsy.

The 62-year-old Stourport resident was due to have her bin collected every fortnight from January but a now a new deal has been reached after urgent high-level talks.

Councillor Keith Robertson, portfolio holder for commercial services at the district council, said: "I'm extremely pleased we have resolved this problem jointly with the PCT as it was causing significant concern to a small number of residents."

Ray Duffell, director of public health at the PCT, said: "While this issue affects a relatively small number of residents, it's important arrangements work smoothly to ensure there's no anxiety and that we are confident there is no threat to public health."

Mrs Greenwood - who had her bid to have the foul-smelling waste removed every week backed by Wyre Forest MP Dr Richard Taylor and Stourport town councillors - said: "I am very pleased because the district council can talk about giving us larger bins but the waste would just fester in there. Our houses are built so close together and there are children playing nearby - it would be very embarrassing."

Fortnightly collections are being phased in throughout Wyre Forest after the introduction of recycling boxes which are collected once a week.

For more information about the collection of clinical waste call the district council's customer services on 01562 732928.