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329s evening and night-time economy....</p> 330 </div> 331 </div> 332 </a> 333 <a href="/news/2026/september/recycle-week-2026-cheltenham-borough-council-joins-the-call-to-rescue-your-recyclables/" class="news-card-link"> 334 <div class="govuk-grid-row govuk-!-margin-bottom-4"> 335 <div class="govuk-grid-column-one-quarter"> 336 <img src="/media/2pvbu2bx/recycling-600x400.png" 337 alt="Recycle Week 2026: Cheltenham Borough Council joins the call to rescue your recyclables" 338 class="govuk-image" 339 style="max-width:100%; height:auto;" 340 loading="lazy" 341 decoding="async" /> 342 </div> 343 <div class="govuk-grid-column-three-quarters"> 344 <h2 class="govuk-heading-m">Recycle Week 2026: Cheltenham Borough Council joins the call to rescue your recyclables</h2> 345 <p style="margin-top:-10px; margin-bottom:20px;"> 346 347 <p style="margin-top:-10px; margin-bottom:20px;"> 348 14 September 2026 349 </p> 350 351 </p> 352 <p>Inspiring action since 2004, Recycle Week is the nation’s biggest annual celebration of recycling, delivered by Recycle Now. This year, Recycle Week (14-20 September) is showing people how their recycling truly makes a difference, and that it’s worth doing properly - and Cheltenham Borough Council are proud to support the campaign....</p> 353 </div> 354 </div> 355 </a> 356 357 <!-- PAGINATION --> 358 <nav class="govuk-pagination" aria-label="Pagination"> 359 <ul class="govuk-pagination__list"> 360 361 <li class="govuk-pagination__item govuk-pagination__item--current"> 362 <a class="govuk-link govuk-pagination__link" href="?page=1">1</a> 363 </li> 364 <li class="govuk-pagination__item "> 365 <a class="govuk-link govuk-pagination__link" href="?page=2">2</a> 366 </li> 367 <li class="govuk-pagination__item "> 368 <a class="govuk-link govuk-pagination__link" href="?page=3">3</a> 369 </li> 370 <li class="govuk-pagination__item "> 371 <a class="govuk-link govuk-pagination__link" href="?page=4">4</a> 372 </li> 373 <li class="govuk-pagination__item "> 374 <a class="govuk-link govuk-pagination__link" href="?page=5">5</a> 375 </li> 376 <li class="govuk-pagination__item "> 377 <a class="govuk-link govuk-pagination__link" href="?page=6">6</a> 378 </li> 379 <li class="govuk-pagination__item "> 380 <a class="govuk-link govuk-pagination__link" href="?page=7">7</a> 381 </li> 382 <li class="govuk-pagination__item "> 383 <a class="govuk-link govuk-pagination__link" href="?page=8">8</a> 384 </li> 385 <li class="govuk-pagination__item "> 386 <a class="govuk-link govuk-pagination__link" href="?page=9">9</a> 387 </li> 388 <li class="govuk-pagination__item ">
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