Garden waste collections in Cowbridge and the Vale of Glamorgan have been affected by a national shortage of HGV lorry drivers.

In a social media post, the Vale of Glamorgan council said that its garden and waste service team were experiencing some difficulty in finding staff to cover the HGV driving roles.

"We are currently experiencing some difficulty providing cover to HGV driving roles within our garden waste collection service," a social media post read.

"As a non-statutory service, garden waste collections take place between March and November each year, and drivers are recruited on a temporary basis from agencies."

"With the current driver shortages our agencies are unable to supply drivers at present.

"Because of this, there may be some delays to your garden waste collections. We understand this can be frustrating, but our teams are working hard to collect your recycling as soon as possible.

"If your recycling is not collected on the scheduled day, please leave at the kerbside for collection. Thank you for your understanding."