Opening hours extended

EXTENDED summer opening hours will be introduced at Angus recycling centres from May 28-September 30 i n an effort to reduce congestion i ssues at times of peak demand.

On days that centres previously opened at noon, they will open at 10am.

Centres which had previously operated l ater opening from 3pm on a Wednesday and Thursday, will now open two hours earlier at 1pm.

Operations at all seven centres have been under constant review since a meeting of Angus Council agreed to no longer proceed with previously proposed closures and instead opted to introduce amended operating times for a period of 12 months.

Operations have been monitored so that adjustments could be made where possible to accommodate demand.

There are recycling sites in each of the seven towns in the local authority area.

For specific opening times of each centre, visit the Angus Council website.

The unusual discovery was made in Marryat Terrace by Denis Griffin, 33, who had gone to dispose of his household waste.

Measuring about 10 inches in size, the reptile had been placed on top of rubbish bags in the bin before it fell further into the refuse container.

Denis initially thought it was a discarded toy or ornament.

He said: “I’d just put my household waste out and had to do a double take to see if it was real – of all the places for someone to leave it.

“I’ve lived here for seven years and I’ve never seen anything like it.

“I contacted the Scottish SPCA and the animal control at Dundee City Council to make them aware of the situation.”

Fellow resident Kirsty Sturrock, 30, said she was “disgusted” that someone had abandoned the creature.

She said: “I’ve only recently moved to the area and it is certainly not something you’d expect to happen.

“I’m disgusted that someone has just left it in there to die.

“It could have easily been put into the back of a bin lorry with the workers not having a clue it was inside.

“It is such a quiet area so I’d be surprised to hear if it was resident who had dumped it in there.”

Local Scottish SPCA animal rescue officer, Beverley O’Lone, was able to scoop the animal from the bin.

She said: “It is quite common for people to abandon the terrapins once they grow in size.

“More than likely what has happened is whoever owned the terrapin hasn’t expected it to get so big.

“Usually they are dumped in a pond – I’ve never previously come across

LOCALS in a quiet cul-desac have blasted the people who dumped a live terrapin turtle in a Eurobin.