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Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
'Stinky tip still making me very sick', says resident
A couple who say they are in a "living nightmare" because of a "terrible smell" coming from a landfill site have rejected the findings of an official report which stated it was not a health hazard. Ian Durn and his partner Christine Butterworth, who suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), said they feared returning to their Fleetwood home after spending a month at a family property in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Last week the Environment Agency (EA) said the site in Jameson Road met safety standards. "I don't know where they have got that idea from," said 73-year-old Mr Durn, who stressed there were some days when the stench got so bad that his partner "just can't breathe". Earlier this year, he said: "We are dreading going back if we have more hot weather as we won't be able to have the windows open. "We have a house [that] is difficult to live in but we still have all of our bills." Campaigner Alison Roe, who wants more research to be carried out on the site, was also sceptical of the EA's findings. "I don't believe it," she said. "People are still being made ill by the stench coming from the landfill site. "People are still having headaches, people are still feeling nauseous." While Ms Roe said the smell was not as bad as it once, she added: "It is still there – different parts of town at different parts of the day are still being affected. "So they are telling us all the sickness people have had is just imaginary? "They just want us to believe in averages, not on the daily data. "We are not scaremongers." The EA said levels of hydrogen sulphide, sulphur dioxide and methane were all within World Health Organization limits. A spokesman said: "We completely understand the impact this landfill [site] has had on the community and we'd like to reassure them that we are maintaining our increased regulatory response. "This includes frequent odour checks and regular site inspections. "We have made it clear that we expect significant improvements to gas infrastructure and close control over the types of waste accepted for operations at the site to continue." A Wyre Council spokeswoman added: "Whilst many residents have reported experiencing unpleasant symptoms as a result of odours from the Jameson Road site, the council has not received confirmation from either the NHS or the UK Health Security Agency that the symptoms reported are sufficient to meet the threshold for action under statutory nuisance." 'Rotten eggs' landfill site meets safety standards Waste ban lifted at 'smelly' landfill site 'Landfill smell means I can't breathe properly' Waste firm blames landfill stink on Storm Eowyn Landfill work has not stopped stink, residents say Egg stench from landfill makes us ill - residents Environment Agency
BBC News
17-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Resident says 'stinky Fleetwood tip still making me very sick'
A couple who say they are in a "living nightmare" because of a "terrible smell" coming from a landfill site have rejected the findings of an official report which stated it was not a health Durn and his partner Christine Butterworth, who suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), said they feared returning to their Fleetwood home after spending a month at a family property in Scarborough, North week the Environment Agency (EA) said the site in Jameson Road met safety standards."I don't know where they have got that idea from," said 73-year-old Mr Durn, who stressed there were some days when the stench got so bad that his partner "just can't breathe". Earlier this year, he said: "We are dreading going back if we have more hot weather as we won't be able to have the windows open."We have a house [that] is difficult to live in but we still have all of our bills." Campaigner Alison Roe, who wants more research to be carried out on the site, was also sceptical of the EA's findings."I don't believe it," she said. "People are still being made ill by the stench coming from the landfill site."People are still having headaches, people are still feeling nauseous."While Ms Roe said the smell was not as bad as it once, she added: "It is still there – different parts of town at different parts of the day are still being affected."So they are telling us all the sickness people have had is just imaginary?"They just want us to believe in averages, not on the daily data."We are not scaremongers." 'Unpleasant symptoms' The EA said levels of hydrogen sulphide, sulphur dioxide and methane were all within World Health Organization limits.A spokesman said: "We completely understand the impact this landfill [site] has had on the community and we'd like to reassure them that we are maintaining our increased regulatory response."This includes frequent odour checks and regular site inspections."We have made it clear that we expect significant improvements to gas infrastructure and close control over the types of waste accepted for operations at the site to continue."A Wyre Council spokeswoman added: "Whilst many residents have reported experiencing unpleasant symptoms as a result of odours from the Jameson Road site, the council has not received confirmation from either the NHS or the UK Health Security Agency that the symptoms reported are sufficient to meet the threshold for action under statutory nuisance."
BBC News
28-03-2025
- General
- BBC News
'Fleetwood stink' leads to suspension of landfill site licence
The operator of a landfill site which attracted thousands of complaints about the smell of "rotten eggs" has had its licence suspended. The Environment Agency (EA) told Transwaste Ltd it had failed to take "appropriate measures to collect and manage landfill gas" at its Jameson Road site in Fleetwood, Lancashire. The suspension notice means the company must stop accepting new waste until works to fix the problems causing the stench have been completed. A Facebook post from local school Flakefleet Primary celebrated the move, stating: "Enough was enough and, together, we made a stand." Some residents told the BBC that gas emanating from the site was causing breathing difficulties, while the foul odour was making their lives a misery. Last week Christine Butterworth, 83, who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), said there were days when she "just can't breathe". Flakefleet Primary Shool said: "So proud of each and every person who raised their voice, filed a complaint, showed up and spoke out. This happened because of you."There are things we wish we had more of in Fleetwood but heart, fight, and community aren't on that list."The EA said it had received 1,125 complaints in February, compared to 270 and 21 in January and December blamed very high winds during Storm Eowyn in January for tearing off caps that had been sealing in the gas at the said in February that the foul smell should dissipate once repairs were carried out. But on Thursday the EA issued a formal suspension notice. It read: "You are not taking all appropriate measures to collect and manage landfill gas from Cell 6."The EA said the company had contravened environmental legislation and the contravention had "caused offence to human senses" and impacted residents and businesses. It added: "We are carrying out daily odour checks and regular site inspections and will monitor the progress of work outlined in the conditions of the notice. "While serving the notice will not stop the odour immediately, we expect it will start to reduce as work progresses."If the situation does not improve we will consider further enforcement action."Blackpool North and Fleetwood MP Lorraine Beavers raised the issue in the House of Commons in said residents had been complaining of nose bleeds, breathing problems and has been contacted for comment. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on BBC Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X, and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
