‘No improvment’ on Doncaster landfill stink, says bike track boss
The Moto Parc closed after riders and staff were left feeling ill from vile smells
There has been "no improvement" on the obnoxious smells from a landfill site near Doncaster that forced a motocross track to close, the circuit's director has said.
Riders, including children, had complained of headaches and dizziness which they blamed on smells coming from the site in Finningley.
The Environment Agency is considering what regulatory action to take after a deadline for remedial action passed on 10 November.
Doncaster East and Isle of Axholme MP Lee Pitcher has also stepped in in a bid to resolve the problem.
Nearby Doncaster Moto Parc, which is based on the A614 near Finningley and Austerfield, was forced to close because staff and bikers had been left feeling sick by foul odours coming from the site.
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Tetron Finningley Ltd, which operates the landfill, has not commented on the matter.
Ed Bradley, director of Doncaster Moto Parc, said in October he had to close the track out of a "duty of care".
He told the BBC he had visited the site each day following the deadline this week and that the smells were "still horrendous".
"Unfortunately, there has been no improvement that would allow us to reopen Doncaster Moto Parc," he said.
Tetron runs two types of sites at the landfill that are regulated separately, one that accepts hazardous asbestos and another that deals with waste management and soil.
It is the latter which is under investigation by the Environment Agency, which is assessing its options following a challenge from Tetron to its assessment report.
Mr Bradley told the broadcaster: "The weather has been excellent for motocross, the track is in great condition and we should be enjoying a busy period of trading.
"Instead, we're watching our business suffer financially through circumstances outside our control.
"We're not looking for a fight with anybody. We simply want the pollution stopped so that our staff and customers can return and we can get back to running our business."
He said: "I think the important question now is what happens when the deadline for corrective action has passed, but the neighbouring businesses are still experiencing the same problem."