Big stink in Medway caused by muck-spreading
Published: 11:35, 12 August 2013
A nauseating pong is causing a stink among people living across the Medway Towns.
But there's nothing to worry about - it is simply the smell of farmers' fields.
More than 50 people have commented on Facebook since the stench wafted in yesterday morning.
Some thought a burst mains and leaking raw sewage in the Star Hill area of Rochester were to blame.
Others called Southern Water's customer service operators who sent out a crew to nose around.
A spokesman for the water company said: "Our enquiries revealed it was nothing to do with us.
"Delving deeper we have discovered that it's farmers spreading fertilizers over fields as they do at this time of year - it's perfectly harmless."
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Nicola Jordan