Cheshire West and Chester Council has selected May Gurney as its preferred bidder for its £126m waste and recycling contract.

The new deal starts in April 2012 and involves the collection of waste and recycling from 147,000 households across the county. ‘May Gurney continues to consolidate its position as one of the UK's leading providers of front-line services in the municipal recycling and waste markets,' said chief executive, Philip Fellowes-Prynne.