A COUNCIL has issued an apology to residents about overflowing dog poo bins.

A misunderstanding over the starting dates for a new contractor was blamed for the mess at Boxted Playing Field.

The parish council stated on the village website: “This situation has now been rectified, the bins have been emptied and arrangements are in place for them to be emptied weekly from now onwards, with a double layer contingency plan in place for the bins to emptied at short notice by other parties, should our contractors let us down again, so we do not anticipate there being any further issues.”