Residents of UK’s smelliest town 'being gassed' despite deliveries being halted

11 June 2024 , 21:14
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There are more than 1,000 complaints every month about the smells
There are more than 1,000 complaints every month about the smells

RESIDENTS of the UK’s smelliest town claim they are being “gassed” despite deliveries to a nearby landfill site being halted.

Pongs like “bad eggs” from the site are making them ill and affecting quality of life, they say.

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Residents of the UK’s smelliest town claim they are being 'gassed' despite deliveries to Walleys Quarry being haltedCredit: SWNS
Local Simmo Burgess said: 'The whole community suffers daily breathing in toxic fumes'
Local Simmo Burgess said: 'The whole community suffers daily breathing in toxic fumes'Credit: SWNS

Waste drops to Walleys Quarry, in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs, were suspended in April.

However, there are more than 1,000 complaints every month about the smells.

Local Simmo Burgess, 45, said: “The whole community suffers daily breathing in toxic fumes.

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"No one is listening to the complaints. All promises and no action."

Audrey Young, 48, said: "It's like you're being gassed in your own home. It causes a lot health implications.

"We've got the highest rate of breathing difficulties in the country.

"The rubbish comes from places as far away as Scotland."

Walleys said the site is “stringently regulated by the Environment Agency”.

And Audrey Young, 48, said: 'It's like you're being gassed in your own home'
And Audrey Young, 48, said: 'It's like you're being gassed in your own home'Credit: SWNS
Waste drops to Walleys Quarry were suspended in April
Waste drops to Walleys Quarry were suspended in AprilCredit: SWNS

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