The Environment Agency closed the site due to concerns about poor management and pollution.

An academic says an increase in plasterboard sent to landfill could be behind a spike in smells.

Walleys Quarry landfill can now no longer accept waste after an Environment Agency order was issued.

The Environment Agency alleges poor management at the landfill site in Staffordshire.

The authority is taking legal action against the site's operator over complaints about foul odours.

The council says complaints about the landfill have been higher than last year in most months.

Demonstrators gather at the landfill to demonstrate their anger at the unpleasant smells at the site.

Firefighters urge people to make sure they recycle batteries instead of throwing them out.