Tributes have poured in for a beloved bin man who worked nearly 50 years on the streets of a Nottinghamshire town and 'never stopped smiling'. Graham Collins, 74, who worked as a bin man in Beeston for 47 years before retiring in 2017 as an incredibly popular member of the community, died on Tuesday, May 16 after a four year long battle with cancer.
The well-known former council worker's death prompted an outpouring of love for Mr Collins as people recalled their memories with him. Sarah Gilkinson, 50, a teacher who lived next to Mr Collins on Beeston Marina caravan site for eight years and became a close friend, said he was unlike anyone else she had ever met.
"There is no-one like him, there was no one that could say anything bad about him. He never stopped smiling - even if he didn't know someone he would smile because his ethos was that it might cheer someone who was having a bad day up," Ms Gilkinson said.
