A HIGH Court case next week could bring an end to the ongoing bin strikes in Warrington.

Warrington Borough Council says its case will be heard at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.

Members of the Unite union have been taking action since early October in a dispute over pay.

They say the council is dithering and delaying an agreement to end the ongoing action.

A council spokesman says they want the current strikes cancelled immediately.

They are due to end on December 4, but a new round could then be called from December 5 to Christmas Eve.

Before then, they hope a High Court ruling on Tuesday could force staff to go back to work.

They added: "We continue to pursue the legal options available to us and have been in constant liaison with our Solicitors.

"We have again asked Unite for the strikes to be cancelled immediately, but at this point, the decision has been taken by their members to continue.

"We are also aware that Unite has stated its intention to conduct another period of strike action from December 5 until December 24.

"It is therefore more important than ever that we continue to pursue legal action to stop any further strikes.

"To that end, we have commenced legal proceedings in the High Court ,and our case will be heard on Tuesday, November 28, at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.

"Notwithstanding the legal action we are pursuing, we remain fully committed to discussing and listening to the concerns of all of our trade unions locally through our proper channels.

"This has been and always will be the case."

Some bin wagons have been out

Some bin wagons have been out this week to clear communal areas.

However door-to-door collections are still not available.

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The spokesman added: "This week, we have been able to send out a very small number of waste staff.

"We are focusing our efforts on areas that are most in need of bin collections, including a number of known communal areas, with this prioritisation an incredibly difficult task.

"Collections in these areas are difficult as bin wagon capacity is being reached very quickly due to the amount of waste being collected.

"At this point, we are not able to offer door-to-door bin collections, and we know there will be several other communal areas that are not visited by our available bin crews during the strike period.

"We regret the continued disruption and frustration that our residents and communities are facing."