‘An abomination’: Lancashire town up in arms over stench from reopened landfill

Residents of Fleetwood say continuous foul smell from Transwaste site is making life hell and making them sick In the week that many families took to the coast for the fresh sea air or the tang of fish and chips, visitors to one Lancashire resort inhaled a rather more unpleasant aroma. “Welcome to Fleetwood,” read the local newspaper headline. “The town that smells of bin juice.”
Residents of Fleetwood say continuous foul smell from Transwaste site is making life hell and making them sick
In the week that many families went to the coast for the fresh sea air or the tang of fish and chips, visitors to one Lancashire resort inhaled a rather more unpleasant aroma.
“Welcome to Fleetwood,” read the local newspaper headline. “The town that smells of bin juice.”
Coverage from 2 sources
- ‘An abomination’: Lancashire town up in arms over stench from reopened landfillGuardian - World · Josh Halliday North of England editor · Apr 10, 2026, 8:31 AM
- ‘An abomination’: the Lancashire town kicking up at stink from reopened landfillGuardian - World · Josh Halliday North of England editor · Apr 10, 2026, 8:31 AM
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