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Hundreds of people in various parts of Gloucestershire have had bizarre leaflets posted through their doors about a 'woman and children crying and screaming underneath our basement floor'.

The flyers have left many utterly baffled by their claims, which warn of 'harrowing' audio recordings and of people trapped underground 'against their will'.

They are the work of couple Alan and Christine Tait, who have brought their campaign to the county for the second time in a few weeks.

Back in April, we revealed it was them who had been putting posters up all over Gloucestershire about 'noises in my lane' which included claims of an illicit underground drug factory.

They told us then that they had felt compelled to leave their home in Ammanford, South Wales, in a bid to find someone who would take their claims seriously.

They have since travelled much of the country in their van putting up the posters and are now revisiting some parts with their latest claim.

Mr Tait said he has made hours and hours of audio recordings from beneath the property in the small Welsh town, which he believes capture the sounds of people being held captive there.

There are several recordings on Mr Tait's YouTube channel , and you can listen to one below which he believes is a female voice from underneath their property.

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Petition

Mr Tait also has a petition, with 106 supporters, appealing for the police to investigate.

It says: "I believe serious crime is being committed underneath the floor of my basement.

"I have dug out two, 1.5m shafts to get audio recordings. The audio recordings are at http://www.noisesinmylane.co.uk

"Please only sign this petition if you have listened to the noises AND believe they need investigating.

"The police have been informed and have not bothered, or have totally ignored, these recordings.

"Women can clearly be heard screaming from what I think is a tunnel or an old mineshaft (there is also an old WW2 sealed bunker close by)."

The petition is addressed to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner. Gloucestershire Live previously asked Dyfed Powys Police, which covers Ammanford, if they had investigated.

A spokesman told us: "Dyfed Powys Police officers attended the address in November and no evidence of drugs were found."

What the couple have said

Mr Tait told us they have sent out at least 1,000 of the new leaflets in Gloucestershire - 500 in Cheltenham and 500 in Tewkesbury.

He said: "We have made many recordings, they have over 35,000 listeners, yet in May 2019 when we made more recordings the screams can still be heard.

"We strongly believe that people, including children are being held against their will."

When we spoke with Mrs Tait during their last visit to the county, she said: "I know how desperate it looks. If I had one of those posters through my door I would think it's a hoax too. But we're not mad, and we are desperate.

"People have said they think we're senile but we're really not. No-one will investigate, no-one will take us seriously."