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Councillors fear pest issues amid discovery of colossal rat

05/08/2025

A vermin case involving a 22-inch rat found in a Normanby home has raised concerns about a council’s pest control management.

Brum pauses charges for rat infestations

22/04/2025

Birmingham City Council has temporarily waived charges for residents who require help with rat infestations during the bin strikes.

Councils spend £40m fighting ‘ratflation’

09/04/2025

Local authority pest control services made nearly 300,000 visits to people’s homes to deal with pest infestations last year at a cost of £40m.

Scotland’s bin strikes will create ‘playground for pests’

04/07/2024

Residents in council areas that will be affected by the summer bin strikes in Scotland have been asked to take ‘reasonable steps’ to avoid attracting pests.

Councils see dramatic rise in bedbug call-outs

05/04/2024

Local authorities saw a surge in pest control call-outs for bedbugs last year with freedom of information requests revealing they increased by a quarter.

Public support more focus on poor health causes

02/10/2023

The Government should invest more in public health to address the roots of poor health, according to a poll for the charity Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).

Lockdown causing rat populations to surge in inner city residential areas

27/01/2021

The number of rat infestations in the most deprived inner-city areas increased by 25% last year, according to new figures.

Pest Managed: Firmly on the radar in Winchester

05/07/2019

Environmental Health at Winchester City Council responds to our recent article Marking World Pest Day with a targeted campaign to local authorities.

Councils face calls to ban 'dangerous' weedkiller

14/08/2018

Councils are facing calls to ban the use of a controversial weedkiller after a landmark legal decision in the US.

Pest awareness in local government

20/07/2018

Dee Ward-Thompson outlines some of the main issues facing councils in pest control, and gives insight into a pioneering scheme from one local authority.

Getting into a lather over weed control

22/01/2018

Lewes District Council has been trialling the use of an eco-friendly hot foam weed killer as an alternative to traditional pesticides. Laura Sharman reports on the results.

Thousands of rare bees exterminated after council error

28/06/2017

A Welsh council has launched an investigation after a mistake led to thousands of rare bees being wiped out.

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