Hereford & Worcester

Local elections 2026
Local elections 2026

How litter became a Redditch election issue

Traffic wardens will be given powers to fine drivers £250 for littering.
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    1. Samuel is standing outside by a hedge in a pink and grey sports top. He is smiling at the camera and has short brown hair a short beard.

    • A small black and white coloured dog sits on green grass with a few daisies in the grass.

    • Four people, including three of them wearing dark clothing, are prominent in the photo. Two buildings and railings are behind them.

    • Harry, a young boy with curly blonde hair, wearing a red and yellow top. Someone has their arm around him. It is a close-up from a group photo, and there are other people in the team kit around him.

    • The front of a church which has red brick and one storey with arches windows and an arched doorway, with black doors and gold ornate patters on the hinges and handles.

    • Male and female runners running past Selfridges building in Birmingham city centre.

    • A three‑panel image showing a firefighter standing in front of a fire engine, a person riding a quad bike in mid‑air near emergency vehicles, and a person wearing a large vegetable costume with asparagus visible.

    • A woman with blonde hair holding a white rabbit with grey flecks in its fur. In the background isa cage with another dark grey rabbit inside

    • Three men are looking at the camera - the man on the left is the only one wearing glasses and a black hat. The A44 Exhausts facility, including a sign with its name, is behind them.

    • Image shows a brightly coloured background, purple, green, pink and yellow blocks with a white sign on top that reads "polling station" in black writing. In the foreground, a woman with blonde hair tied back and a purple hoodie is making sure that sign stays put.

    • A pale yellow single decker bus is parked in a car park. On the side is has "Yeomans" in bold dark green and orange font.

    • A man in a brown T-shirt with dark hair is smiling at the camera. He is standing inside in a big empty space with white walls and windows in the background beneath a large wall.

    • Two women in a mainly white uniform including the words University of Worcester Student Nurse. Windows and walls are behind them and there is a screen on the wall featuring the words University of Worcester.

    • A young woman with dark blonde hair is sitting on a stool on a theatre stage with an American flag type background. She s wearing a red denim cropped jacket, white t-shirt and black jeans and is holding a large light brown harp with colourful strings. On the stage backdrop is the word "Barnum" in large letters lit up by bulbs

    • Luke Orchard sits in a car. He is a white man wearing a black beanie hat, with long hair and a long beard. He has a shocked expression. On the back seat of his car can be seen two plastic skeletons, which are yellow in colour.

    • A pupil with her back to the class, drawing on a whiteboard.

    • A man with a painted green face is wearing a green asparagus costume and holding asparagus in his right hand. He is smiling and trees are behind him.

    • A finger hovering over a series of Apps on a mobile phone, including Facebook and WhatsApp.

    • Three women pose for a photo having done a muddy run. The mother is in the middle wearing a black top and medal with a pink lanyard. She has her arms around her two daughters. The one on the right is a teenager, with brown plaited hair and wearing a brown top and a medal. On the left is an older woman in her twenties, wearing a light top and holding a water bottle.

    • A mug shot of two men. They both have dark hair and dark facial hair

    • A woman in a lime green running jacket and a purple headband stood in front of a green hedge

    • A man wearing dark clothing and a light blue lanyard is outside a building. He has dark hair and is looking at the camera.

    • Two women are stood in the middle of Redditch town centre - Pearl Noonan and Lynn Spiers.

    • The side of a white police car with yellow and blue squares on the side