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Residents in a York street say they faced a 100ft blockage in their sewer - and feared their gardens could be ruined by smelly overflow.

Andrew Armstrong, of Leven Road in Dringhouses, had contractors in to carry out an extension on his home.

Andrew Armstrong, of Leven Road in Dringhouses, had contractors in to carry out an extension on his home.

The work required the moving of a manhole cover in the Armstrong's garden. But once the cover was lifted, the builders discovered a seemingly immovable blockage in the drain.


 

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