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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. A woman wearing a white top, pink hoodie and a white cap, standing in front of Redditch Library.

  2. A view of a street in Worcester on a sunny day.

  3. Jane Coyle, a woman in her 60s, is standing in front of a shed made of chipboard

  4. 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.

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

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

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

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

  10. 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.

  11. 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

  12. 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.

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

  15. 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.

  16. 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.

  17. 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

  18. 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.

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

  20. 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.

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

  22. 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.

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

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