Bookings have now come back to some of Warwickshire's recycling centres.

A trial period for no bookings has now come to an end, with Warwickshire County Council (WCC) introducing a new "hybrid booking system".

The local authority says the new system is tailored site by site and day by day, rather than being the same throughout the county every day of the week.

WCC promises this will "reduce avoidable queuing at the busiest sites and times", while keeping "access as flexible as possible for residents".

The new system was introduced at the end of July

Locals will not have to book at Cherry Orchard, Burton Farm or Shipston.

But all other sites will have booked slots on weekends and bank holidays.

WCC has made the decision following a review and recent public consultation.

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"The trial has gathered large amounts of data revealing significant challenges with high demand and prolonged queues at certain sites during busy days and periods of good weather," a council statement said.

"Some sites experienced higher demand, queues, traffic impacts, full containers and temporary restrictions on some materials during busy periods."

Over 2,400 responses were received to the consultation.

The council said 49.4 per cent of people "supported some form of booking," 44.5 per cent did not and the rest had no preference.

The strongest support for booking was for busier sites including Hunters Lane, Princes Drive and Judkins.

The changes in full:

• Lower House Farm: Booking required on Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays
• Judkins: Booking required on Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays
• Hunters Lane: Booking required seven days a week
• Cherry Orchard: No booking required
• Princes Drive: Booking required on Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays
• Burton Farm: No booking required
• Wellesbourne: Booking required on Saturdays and Sundays
• Shipston: No booking required
• Stockton: Booking required on Saturdays and Sundays