Hull is a little bit smelly, apparently (Picture: Shutterstock)

It might be the city of culture and have hosted Radio One’s Big Weekend but, apparently, Hull stinks.

A number of people have complained in the past few days that the East Yorkshire city centre smells of vomit and manure.

Apparently, it is a problem that has reared its smelly head before, when, according to the Hull Daily Mail, residents faced the same issue last summer.

Come to Hull, City of Culture, and experience the wonderful smell of shit that pervades the city centre ?? — samsa stark. ? (@vigilist) July 19, 2017

Why does hull smell of vomit and poo today? Is it hungover ? — Will (@gingeinthecity) July 18, 2017

Why does the whole of Hull smell like muckspread!! Fucking gross — Duffy (@Duffy_17) July 19, 2017

The problems were then blamed on sewers but Yorkshire Water denied there was an issue.


A spokesman explained to metro.co.uk that after similar complaints were made in 2015, a programme of cleaning was carried out last summer and then again this year.

The smell is thought to have been caused by nearby fields (Picture: Shutterstock)

Since Hull is prone to flooding its sewers tend to retain water which can lead to smells.



But the spokesman said that engineers monitor odour levels through sensors and a CCTV survey program and have not detected any problems or received any complaints.

Instead, it has been suggested that it could be caused by manure being used to fertilise soil and then the smell being blown over the city by wind.

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