Don't miss a thing by signing up to the MyOldham newsletter here An MP has called for urgent action over a blocked drain which has been ‘leaking raw sewage’ and plaguing residents with smells for ‘a year’.
Oldham West and Royton MP Jim McMahon has written to bosses at United Utilities asking them to outline a plan for fixing a problem drain in Chadderton.
He says the drain, on Block Lane, has been causing serious issues for 12 months and regularly overflows, pouring water and ‘solid waste’ down the road.
United Utilities told the Local Democracy Reporting Service they are working with the council to resolve the issue and stem the source of the sewage.
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