Residents in Davidstow, north Cornwall, have been less than impressed by a smell, described as "fishy", wafting in the air and keeping some awake at night time.
It led to the Environment Agency investigating, which found that the smell was coming from the waste water treatment plant belonging to Dairy Crest, who manufacture several cheese and dairy products. It has ordered Dairy Crest to reduce the odour and noise pollution.
The Environment Agency has issued Dairy Crest with an improvement notice, as it is not currently complying with its environmental permit. Dairy Crest has now started to address its environmental impact.
Andrew McKersie, who is part of an action group complaining about the smell, said, "The worst thing is that we typically seem to get the smell in the middle of the night. We're in bed and suddenly you are woken up by the stink, and then you can't get back to sleep, so you can't sleep properly."
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