A stench similar to rotting fish has been getting up the noses of some West Fife residents.
Fife Council last week received five calls in relation to an unpleasant odour wafting across the region.
One resident was reported as saying the smell, which was caused by lime-spreading at local farms, was “vomit-inducing”.
She said: “It started on Monday or Tuesday, and it’s not just in Crossford, it’s all over. I was talking to a butcher in Kincardine and they said they could smell it in Saline, so it can’t be farmers spreading their fields.
“This smells of rotting fish and people are feeling sick. There’s something wrong there. It must be dreadful if you’re working outdoors.”
Not everyone was aware of the smell, however. The Courier contacted Dunfermline Golf Club and Kincardine Community Council, with representatives of both saying they had not noticed anything unusual in the air.
West Fife villages councillor Willie Ferguson said he had not been contacted by any constituents in relation to the smell.
Fife Council’s service manager for public and environmental protection, Linda Turner, said: “We received five calls about a smell in the Crossford area between Wednesday and Friday last week.
“We investigated the problem, and found that it was caused by lime cake being spread on fields.
“Council officers visited the area again today and found that the lime cake had been dug into the soil so the odour was largely dissipated.”