Several Chesham residents have expressed their frustration after it has been alleged that several bins across the High Street have ‘disappeared’.

Taking to social media just before the Bank Holiday Weekend on the ‘Our Chesham’ Facebook page, some locals asked if any of the bins that were moved along the centre of the town would either return or be replaced.

It is not known why the bins have been moved, but many have speculated that it is linked to the recent roadworks in the area.

It was first notified on the Facebook page by Councillor Justine Fulford, who publicly asked her fellow councillors Joseph Baum, Emily Culverhouse and Gareth Williams about the issues.

Cllr Baum responded and said he would ‘look into the matter’.

Speaking to the Free Press, Cllr Baum said: “I appreciate the people of Chesham bringing forward their concerns and alerting me about the litter issues in the town.

“As town councillors, we are all volunteers and therefore don’t get paid, but we try our best to help the communities we are in.

“This is something that is under Buckinghamshire Council’s remit, but I will get in touch with those responsible so we can try and crack down on this.

“I know that the council take fly-tipping and littering very seriously, and has stepped the consequences for those who are caught doing this with more significant punishments.

“If anyone does have any issues about anything, they can easily contact us and we’ll try our best to help.”

The removal of the bins comes after Buckinghamshire Council increased their monetary fine if anyone is caught throwing trash on the ground.

The campaign, which has been called, ‘For Bucks Sake’, will see litterbugs get hit with a £500 penalty if are spotted committing the crime.

This is an increase of £350, with the unitary authority calling the punishment a ‘zero tolerance approach’ to littering in the area.

Martin Tett, Leader of Buckinghamshire Council said of the campaign last month: “Alongside our zero-tolerance stance on fly-tipping, preventing littering is a priority for us as a council.

“It is something that we know upsets our residents and we want to work with them to catch the culprits and send a strong message out which we hope will deter others.

“Under the new approach, the council will use civil enforcement powers to penalise the registered keeper of a vehicle linked to a littering offence rather than needing to identify the exact individual who dropped the litter.

“This makes it easier to secure a positive result as you don’t need to be the one who dropped the litter to have to pay the consequences.”