A Hampshire recycling centre has a hot offer for tradesmen during the wet, windy and cold days of winter.

Waste management firm Hippowaste is helping ease the burden of the stormy conditions by offering free hot refreshments to every tradesman who tips at the centre in Laveys Lane, Titchfield.

The warm and welcoming offer follows the success of a similar scheme last summer when tippers fought off the heat with free cold drinks.

Over the next two months tippers will be offered a range of hot drinks and snacks free of charge, including hot chocolate, soup and even king-size Snickers.

Keith Whymark, network recycling manager, said: "The scheme proved to be hugely popular during the hot summer months last year and we received a great deal of positive feedback from tradesmen who said it made a real difference to their day."