Residents in Fleetwood, Lancashire, say a persistent foul smell from the reopened Transwaste landfill site is making life miserable in the seaside town.
The complaints have centred on a continuous stench that locals say has spread across the area, with some residents saying it has made them feel unwell. The issue has become a source of growing frustration in a place usually associated with sea air and the smell of fish and chips.
Fleetwood, a coastal resort on the Lancashire shoreline, has found itself under an unwelcome cloud of criticism and concern as people report being forced to live with what they describe as a strong and unpleasant odour.
The situation has drawn sharp local reaction, with one newspaper headline capturing the mood in stark terms: “Welcome to Fleetwood,” it read, “The town that smells of bin juice.”
For residents, the reopened landfill has become more than a nuisance. They say the smell is constant, intrusive and hard to escape, turning an ordinary week in the town into a battle with an overpowering stench.
While visitors to the coast may expect clean air and the familiar scent of the seaside, some people in Fleetwood say they have instead been met by the unmistakable smell coming from the Transwaste site. The complaints have focused on the impact on daily life, with residents describing the odour as deeply unpleasant and disruptive.
The anger in the town reflects a wider concern about the effect of the landfill on the local community. In an area known for its seaside setting, the return of the site has prompted fierce criticism from those who say the smell is simply unacceptable.
Residents say they want the problem addressed quickly. For now, the reopened landfill has become the focus of local outrage, with the stench dominating conversation in Fleetwood and leaving many people feeling frustrated and sickened by what they are breathing in.
The episode has turned a town known for coastal air into one that, at least for some of its residents, now has an altogether different and far less welcome identity.
