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Updated: 10:21, 12 February 2021
A major supplier to the rail industry says its future trading prospects are being put at risk due to flooding caused by fly-tipping.
The impact of fridges, tyres and other items dumped in roadside ditches near the River Darent has left the factory floors of Dartford Composites unfit for use and the owner with a hefty bill.
Dartford Composites says it has had to call in tankers to clear the factory floors of flooding
The specialist fibreglass manufacturer has been unable to trade since Friday, January 29 when staff turned up to find the majority of the 9,000sq ft factory under water.
Posted: Sun 24th Jan 2021
Politicians call for assurances over future operations at landfill site after investigation into a huge fire concludes
This article is old - Published: Sunday, Jan 24th, 2021
Two local politicians are demanding assurances over future operations at a landfill site in Wrexham after an investigation into a huge fire was concluded.
Clwyd South MS Ken Skates and Johnstown councillor David Bithell held talks with senior Natural Resources Wales officers after the blaze at Hafod Quarry in late May, calling for a full inquiry to take place and for the site not to resume operations until it had concluded.
BBC News
By Carys Betteley
image captionKelly Louise Bellis claims the odours made her daughter s breathing problems worse
People living in an area blighted by a horrendous smell from landfill said matters became unbearable during lockdown.
Campaigners took their battle against Wrexham s Hafod Quarry site to the High Court in 2011 but lost.
They say the smell from the Johnstown site has ruined their quality of life, and a resident says a fire at the site in May made the smell even worse.
Landfill owners Enovert said more work is scheduled for spring 2021.
The company apologised to residents, and said work had also been undertaken this year to reduce any further risks from fire and to cut down on unpleasant smells.