VIDEO: Government urged to put an end to coal dust plaguing Immingham residents

By katy forrester

AS the Government is being urged to step in and put an end to clouds of coal dust causing misery for Immingham residents - we show you footage of 18-month-old Mia McGrory.

After playing on her trampoline for just 15 minutes in her garden on Woodlands Avenue, her parents were horrified to find her head to toe in black dust.

Her grubby hands and mucky feet are a symbol of the issue which has concerned residents for at least 20 years.

A plea is now being issued to the Secretary of State for the Environment because the dust – which has once again become a health concern.

Mia's parents Michael and Alexandra, immediately called Environmental Health when she was found covered in the dust, who sent a representative to take photographs of her.

They are now working with local councillors and other concerned residents – and Cllr Stewart Swinburn has pledged to contact the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Caroline Spelman.

He said: "It's time we went to the top of the tree.

Mia McGrory, who was covered in coal dust whilst playing on the trampoline.

"This has been going on for years and residents are really concerned about it."

To read what local councillors and ABP said of the concerns see today's Grimsby Telegraph.