'Foul' smelling oil found dumped at popular riverfront woodland
manchestereveningnews.co.ukResidents have complained of a ‘foul smelling’ oil being dumped at a popular dog walking spot in Prestwich. The oil has been seen in a stream at Prestwich Clough recently.
A local dog walker has hit out at the ‘nasty’ state the stream is being left in. They say the woodland site has become a 'no go zone' for dog walkers and told the Manchester Evening News about the ‘foul smell’ emanating from the site.
United Utilities have been called and say their investigations show that the substance has not come from the sewers and have passed their findings to the Environment Agency who are investigating the source of the oil. READ MORE:Grieving daughters told to pay £10k to bring dad's body home from Ukraine A dog walker who preferred to remain anonymous said: “It’s a really foul smell, it’s that sort of smell you get when you walk past a takeaway, it’s that intense you can smell flavouring and spices that have been dumped.
It’s obviously been done overnight. “It’s ruining the area, a lot families go there, people take their dogs and especially with the hot weather the dogs go under the stream.
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