- Residents at Weavers Court had to keep windows shut during recent heatwaves because uncollected bins in the block’s storeroom — some left for about 12 weeks — caused a terrible stench and attracted rats and foxes.
- Tenants say the problem, which has persisted since 2022, worsened in the heat and is affecting health (including asthma), childcare and local cleanliness as foxes spread rubbish.
- Orbit and Medway Council are blaming each other for responsibility; bins were only emptied after local reporters intervened and Orbit has promised a deep clean and pest measures.
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