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| Why is Carlisle smelling of cheese? | Why is Carlisle smelling of cheese? |
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| It was a hundred pipers an' a', an' a' which historically constituted the main threat to Carlisle, but today the border city is beset by cheese. | It was a hundred pipers an' a', an' a' which historically constituted the main threat to Carlisle, but today the border city is beset by cheese. |
| "Strong or possibly off parmesan" is the closest description local residents have so far produced to the massive whiff which seeped into the atmosphere this morning, Thursday 16 August. | "Strong or possibly off parmesan" is the closest description local residents have so far produced to the massive whiff which seeped into the atmosphere this morning, Thursday 16 August. |
| Other adjectives include "disgusting" and a pronounced aftertaste of food gone bad, but efforts to establish what it actually comes from have so far failed to bear fruit. Our colleague Victoria Williams at North News says that the hunt for its source goes on and the local News & Star is also, for the time being, stumped. | Other adjectives include "disgusting" and a pronounced aftertaste of food gone bad, but efforts to establish what it actually comes from have so far failed to bear fruit. Our colleague Victoria Williams at North News says that the hunt for its source goes on and the local News & Star is also, for the time being, stumped. |
| The paper quotes one local in the Denton Holme area as saying: "It is sickening. You notice it when you walk down Norfolk Road. Nobody has any idea what it could possibly be." Farmers' muck-spreading is one possibility but nothing definite has been traced in that direction. Ironically, another prominent piece in the paper is about "plans to breathe new life" into a housing project. | The paper quotes one local in the Denton Holme area as saying: "It is sickening. You notice it when you walk down Norfolk Road. Nobody has any idea what it could possibly be." Farmers' muck-spreading is one possibility but nothing definite has been traced in that direction. Ironically, another prominent piece in the paper is about "plans to breathe new life" into a housing project. |
| Strong, gusty winds have meanwhile helped to spread the stink all over the town centre, adding unwanted legitimacy to the old local tourism slogan: 'Visit Carlisle – the city that has got everything.' The city council says: | Strong, gusty winds have meanwhile helped to spread the stink all over the town centre, adding unwanted legitimacy to the old local tourism slogan: 'Visit Carlisle – the city that has got everything.' The city council says: |
| Our Environmental Health Service is aware of the smell affecting the city centre but so far have been unable to locate the source.The smell may have come from agricultural, waste or food sources but appears to be reducing in strength. Anybody with any information on where the smell may have originated can contact us on 01228 817559. | Our Environmental Health Service is aware of the smell affecting the city centre but so far have been unable to locate the source.The smell may have come from agricultural, waste or food sources but appears to be reducing in strength. Anybody with any information on where the smell may have originated can contact us on 01228 817559. |
| Can you help? | Can you help? |
| We hope to update later. Meanwhile here is a YouTube clip of A hundred pipers to cheer up any reader affected. | We hope to update later. Meanwhile here is a YouTube clip of A hundred pipers to cheer up any reader affected. |
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