08/06/2026
This is simply not good enough.
Hayling Island residents are facing the prospect of an overflowing bins not being collected for up to six weeks. Across the south of the borough, recycling collections have been suspended altogether while residents are told to store extra waste at home and wait for the service to catch up.
Yet residents are paying more council tax than ever.
Let’s be clear: nobody is criticising the hardworking refuse crews on the ground. The responsibility lies with those running the council and overseeing the contract.
The Cabinet Member responsible for this service is Green councillor Netty Shepherd. Not only does she oversee this portfolio, she represents Hayling Island herself. If residents on Hayling are facing overflowing bins and weeks without collections, they are entitled to ask how this situation has been allowed to develop and why proper contingency plans were not in place before services reached this point.
This is the reality of the Lib Dem, Labour and Green coalition running Havant Borough Council. Despite Reform receiving the strongest mandate from voters and becoming the largest party, the coalition stitched together a deal to keep Reform out of office.
Residents were promised leadership. Instead they are getting missed collections, suspended services and excuses.
Havant Reform will not let this be brushed aside. We will continue demanding answers from the administration, scrutinising decisions and holding those responsible to account. Residents deserve reliable core services, proper value for money and a council focused on delivering for local people rather than protecting political arrangements.
People in Havant Borough are paying more and getting less. Residents didn’t vote for higher taxes and poorer services. They voted for change. Havant Reform will keep fighting to deliver it.
“It is just not good enough” - woman faces not having her overflowing bin collected for six weeks
