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Hitting the fan: London council angers residents with removal of 700 dog-waste bins

Conservative-run Hillingdon aims to save £100,000 but local people fear dog poo will ‘be dumped everywhere’ People in a west London borough fear it will become covered in dog poo after their cash-strapped council decided to remove 700 dog-waste bins to save money.

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