Two household waste recovery centres in Northumberland have had their hours slashed as part of cost-cutting measures, leading to fears people will simply dump their rubbish wherever they can.
Northumberland County Council's budget, which was approved last month, contained a raft of cuts designed to shave £17m. Among those cuts were changes to the opening times for tips in Prudhoe and Morpeth.
Instead of opening seven days a week, the new opening times will cover Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 8am until 6pm. The new measures will come into force from Monday, May 15.
