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Fed-up residents feel “forgotten” as rubbish piles up in their street amid continuing problems with a new bin collection service. People living in the Nelson Street area of Faversham fear rats could soon be feasting on the waste left out in the road. It comes after Suez took over Swale Borough Council’s (SBC) bin collections in a £152 million contract two weeks ago. People across Sittingbourne, Sheerness and Lenham have also reported that their rubbish is not being picked up. Council bosses have said they are working with Suez “at all levels” to solve the issues that have been raised. Marion C…

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