WE NEED A SWAT TEAM

Infestation of flies is a living hell for townsfolk

- ADAM DUTTON News Reporter

RESIDENTS of a posh royal town say a "nightmarish" invasion of flies every summer is "absolute hell".

Homeowners in Leamington Spa, Warkwickshire describe being left trapped indoors by the flies, which crawl in people's mouths and "choke babies in cots".

Some have sold up and moved out of the area due to the problem, which has also led to a "rancid toxic smell" lingering over parts of the Regency town.

Parents are draping fly nets over cots, children can’t eat dinner without flies crawling into their mouths and others have reported falling ill due to the infestation of flies blighting the area.

The matter was recently debated in Parliament by Warwick and Leamington MP Matt Western who branded the issue, affecting around 10,000 people, a "public health risk".

Locals say the problem began around three years ago but has got progressively worse. Those living around the Heathcote area say they cannot go in their gardens and have resorted to filling their homes with fly strips and zappers.