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UPDATE - 13th Sept

Your information plus co-operation with County Councillor Boatright and our neighbouring  parish Councils has helped to identify what is believed to be the source of the noxious fumes.  The relevant authorities are now engaged in compiling evidence to support further action.

[Note There was some early morning smoke from near Marshall's late last week but this has been traced  to a small amount of  green waste burning following some landscaping work.  This was not related to the Noxious Fumes reported previously]   

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We have had several reports of noxious fumes affecting the villages overnight on several occasions in recent weeks (notably late August and early this month.

Despite efforts to trace the source including late night trips around the area, their origin remains a mystery.

The smell is described as a noxious chemical smell unlike any natural rural odours, and when active seems to be experienced late night/ early hours with the wind from broadly southern direction.  People describe being woken, having to close windows and making some rooms almost unusable with the lingering odour.

To date

• discussions with Rotherdale indicate that nothing they are doing would explain this, in fact they are keen to understand the source themselves
• the tip have recently been doing some pungent composting at the moment but nothing which matches the description or timing
• there are no known ongoing farming operations which would explain
• Worcester Regulatory Services have been contacted several times but say they are unable to act without knowing the source of teh smells, or at least much more detail.   

Due to the timing there are some concerns that the activity is deliberate and being concealed.

We would appreciate any reports or any input which could throw further light on this and help us to put together a better picture.