Featuring on BBC Breakfast this morning and across local media: Residents claim their lives are being made a misery by a massive “eyesore” landfill site that now looms over their village, bringing with it swarms of flies and thick clouds of dust. Furious locals in Duckmanton, Derbys. , have watched the foul-smelling site grow considerably over the years to the point where it has now encroached upon the hillsides overlooking homes in the picturesque village. They report that swarms of flies descend upon their living rooms and kitchens on a daily basis, leaving them feeling like “prisoners in their own … Continue reading As ‘miserable’ Derbyshire villagers face ‘swarms of flies’ Scotland’s environment agency is TWICE as effective in closing illegal waste dumps