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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. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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

  7. 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.

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

  9. 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.

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

  11. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

  17. Grey covers on the racecourse, going from the bottom left to about the middle right of the photo. Trees are in the background.

  18. Police tape surrounding a number of trees, play equipment and basketball court

  19. A black-and-white image of a young Dave Mason with shoulder-length dark hair. He is prominent in the photo and side on to and looking at the camera.

  20. A large blue and white sign saying "Welcome to Alexandra Hospital" with the logo for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust in the top right corner.

  21. A woman with long dark hair and a blue top with blue and white striped sleeves standing in front of a river with a stone bridge with a number of arches going over it

  22. Two photos of two men are side by side. Mallabar on the left is wearing a grey top and Barker on the right is wearing white. The West Mercia Police logo is on both photos.

  23. A number of tents are in the middle of the photo, including the largest one, which is white and green. A van is also in the centre and the sky, including grey clouds, features in about half of the image.

  24. A yellow sign is stuck to the side of a screen advising motorists of the cost of petrol. The sign, in black writing, warns drivers they will be arrested if they fail to pay for their fuel