Hampshire wheelie bin found in Ukraine

It's a mystery how it got there

Author: Sharon Plummer & Ben Mitchell, PAPublished 16th Jun 2022
Last updated 16th Jun 2022

Mystery surrounds the discovery of a Hampshire wheelie bin, in Ukraine.

It was spotted some 1,200 miles away from its home in Test Valley by a journalist who's covering the conflict in the war-torn country.

It was found close to the Polish border.

Philip Crowther, who works for the AP news agency posted a video of the bin on Twitter and wrote: "Hey @TestValleyBC, how did one of your wheelie bins make it all the way to Ukraine, and when is pick-up?"

The council, which covers the towns of Andover and Romsey, replied: "Hi Philip, umm, hmm. I've checked the notebook, but we don't seem to have a stock answer for this query...

"Can I ask where in Ukraine this is? I'd just to make sure this collection address is added to our fortnightly rounds and not reported as missed"

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