Community Services

This section is designed to provide useful everyday information to the villagers of Norton-in-Hales

Refuse Collection
Your refuse needs to be sorted into the appropriate containers:
GREEN WASTE BIN:
Garden Waste (grass cuttings, weeds, flowers, leaves, small woody waste, prunings)
Kitchen Waste (including meat, fish, tea bags, cooked food, vegetable peelings)
Cardboard (any type apart from foil or wax coated)
RECYCLABLES BOXES:
Newspapers and magazines
Glass bottles and jars - rinsed out
Food and drink cans - rinsed and squashed
GREY BIN
Whatever is left that does not belong in any of the above

These are the dates for the coming collections:

Skips are available also in Market Drayton on certain dates for larger items not collected as part of the normal household waste collection as follows;

2008 15 Nov, 13 Dec,

2009 31 Jan, 28 Feb, 28 Mar.

It is advisable to arrive early!!

Electricity
Powerloss Helpline 01189724803

Water
Water Services & Emergencies 08007834444

Tip
Shrewsbury New Waste Management Facility
Waymills, Whitchurch, Shropshire
9am to 5pm each day during the winter with extended hours during the summer.
Permit needed for trailer of commercial type vehicle 01743 253064
e.mail waste.management@shropshire-cc.gov.uk
www.shropshireonline.gov.uk/waste.nsf
Permit 01743253062

Local Police Contact Number
Our contact is David Bettison 08457 444888 ext. 5530. If not on duty, then give your message to whoever is taking his messages, but not on the automated messaging service, where response time could potentially be longer. There is also a Crimestoppers number 0800 555111.