kicking up a big stink

And after tolerating the unrelenting stench of raw sewerage for 14 years, the Dickie family state that it is no longer just getting up their noses but badly damaging their already fragile health.

However, just days after coming to the Gazette for help, it seems things could soon be smelling sweeter for the long-suffering family at their council-owned home in Shaws Scheme at Hyndford Bridge.

For more on this story, pick up a copy of this week’s Lanark Gazette.