Copeland Borough Council has released its Easter weekend household recycling and waste collections schedule.

Household recycling and waste collections that are due to be taken on April 10 (Good Friday) will be collected as usual.

All collections scheduled for the week of April 13 (Easter Monday) will be one day later than normal.

This includes a Saturday collection for those due on Friday, April 17.

The council wants to remind residents that the garden waste collections have not resumed due to reduced staffing levels.

The council has several out-of-hours emergency numbers that are available over this time, these are:

Homelessness - 01946 427070;

Dangerous structures - 01946 427121

Flooding, sandbags for residential properties, and serious food safety concerns - 01946 427171