Susan Bartie wipes her fingertip over the bonnet of her car. Lifting it up, she reveals it caked in dirt, as she admits she dreads to think how much dust she has breathed in over the last few months.
She's not alone in her fears, with residents of Oldham's Oak Street likening it to the Sahara Desert due to daily dust clouds.
They said they can't hang out their washing or sit in their gardens, and some wait in their cars for the clouds to pass before getting out.
