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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
World
Benjamin Roberts-Haslam

'Horror story' of stench that has plagued quiet town

People living in a quiet town near Merseyside have been plagued by a stench.

Those living in Skelmersdale have been part of a "horror story" according to the local MP, with new demands for an "urgent investigation" into Lancashire County Council and the Environment Agency. People are angry and have raised concerns about the recent "toxic smell" supposedly coming from Whitemoss Waste Management Facility.

In 2015 there was a campaign that fought against plans to increase the size of the waste disposal site, despite the local objections the Government made the decision to allow the expansion. Now, Rosie Cooper has claimed that since the expansion there has been raised concerns from those living in the area about dust clouds and a repeated "toxic" smell.

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