Brighton and Hove City Council has confirmed the bin strike has been suspended.

In a joint statement with the GMB, the local authority said the latest negotiations included a "service redesign" which would "benefit the residents of the city".

The GMB confirmed what the Argus reported earlier that the industrial action has been suspended for 28 days to llow the Union to consult its members as to whether they accept the proposal by a postal ballot.

Mark Turner, GMB Branch Secretary said: “We have made significant progress over recent days, the proposal significantly reduces or in some cases eliminates the losses for individual staff members which arose under the previous offer, however there are still some areas that must be addressed. I will be continuing to meet with the Council regarding these aspects of the proposal.

"For their part, the Council have committed to confirm to each staff member how the revised proposal will affect them on an individual basis. When this detailed information is received we will then conduct a postal ballot of our members to ask them whether they accept or reject the changes.

"In the interim I can confirm that we have suspended our industrial action, for a period of 28 days, to allow this process to take place.”

Penny Thompson, Brighton & Hove City Council chief executive said: “We’ve put forward what we consider to be a good service redesign proposal. It is good for the residents and good for the city. I am really pleased that already the Cityclean workforce are back and working hard and fast to clear up the city.

"We are more than half way through a consultation period on an allowances system for staff across the council which is fair, consistent and affordable. We are aiming for an October implementation. Talks are continuing with both unions to this end."