A village near Bordon is about to lose its bottle as changes to glass collections are imminent.

East Hampshire District Council has confirmed that a skip-sized bottle bank in Lindford will be one of the first to be removed following a change in policy.

The bottle bank on Chase Road is one of six around the district that will be permanently removed in October while the one at Bordon Tesco High Street will be replaced with a smaller, temporary version.

The bottle banks are being removed as glass collections from homes will double from four weeks to every fortnight from October 1.

The council believes residents shouldn’t need bottle banks if everyone is having fortnightly glass collections.

The skip-size bins at Petersfield Tesco, Liss Hill Brow Road, Alton Wooteys Alton and Clanfield White Dirt Lane will also be removed while another at Applegarth Farm will be relocated to the EHDC car park in Grayshott.

The skip-sized bottle banks on Alton Turk Street, Central Car Park Petersfield, Winchester Road car park in Four Marks and Morrisons Horndean will be replaced with a smaller version next month ahead of their phased removal by January.

Communal glass bins in flats or shared accommodation will also be emptied fortnightly with residents encouraged to use the 38-litre box provided by EHDC.

Residents who fill their glass collection bins can place excess bottles in a similar box, but it needs to be under 5.5kg in weight for crews to safely empty it.