POOR driving conditions and problems with freezing machinery have prevented some binmen getting out and about.

While normal household collection services are still going ahead in Malvern, they are not in Wychavon.

A statement on Wychavon's website reads: "Due to the snow and ice, all our collection services have been suspended, please put your bin and any bagged excess out for collection as per your calendar in two weeks time.

"Thank you for your understanding.

"Normally we would catch up over the weekends but due to Christmas and new year falling on weekends we are unable to do this."

Household collections are not in operation in Worcester on Mondays but today's commercial collections in the city have been cancelled due to "operational problems" - the compaction and lifting apparatus is constantly freezing.

Bromsgrove Household Waste Site is closed today but all other sites are open as normal.

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