Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Council and its contractor threaten to 'audit' residents' bins as part of a review of what larger families dump as non-recyclable waste
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThousands of Trafford residents have received letters warning that officials may 'audit' the contents of their grey bins as part of a drive to reduce non-recyclable waste.
It means larger families face the prospect of a council contactor pouring over the contents of their grey bins to check if they really need the bigger 240 litre size or whether the smaller 140 litre version will do.
Council bosses say they will dispatch the smaller version to homes that no longer require 'extra grey bin space' and send the larger versions to homes that need them. READ MORE:TUI flight issues emergency alert after Manchester take-off as it circles over North West for hours The council and its contractor Amey, as part of their 'One Trafford' collaboration, has so far written to 3,629 households in the borough - mostly homes which have been given 240 litre grey bins as they reported five or more permanent residents or someone with a medical condition which results in increased waste.
Each household is being asked complete an online form or return a paper questionnaire within three weeks as part of a review of grey bin usage in the borough. The letter states: "Please be aware that, as part of the council's policy, we may undertake an audit of the contents of your grey bin to confirm your continued need for additional space." Grey bins are collected every fortnight in Trafford and are for non-recyclable waste including plastic pots, tubs and trays, plastic packaging such as empty crisp packets, plastic bags, polystyrene, nappies, sanitary products, cotton wool and make-up pads, tissues and wet wipes.
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