A HOMEOWNER claims sewage is pouring out into a ditch near a Frinton allotment due to a drainage problem near his house.

The man, who does not want to be named, owns a house on Branscombe Close in Frinton.

He started suffering persistent problems with his drains about four months ago.

He said: “The engineer told me it was causing problems and forcing sewage to pump out near the allotment."

Ken Bate, who has rented two allotment plots at Witton Wood Road for 17 years said: “It smells pretty awful. At first I thought it was just rotting vegetation.

“A lot of the other people at the allotment say it has been going on for some time now and we would like something done about it.”