Shoppers were left turning their noses up after encountering a nasty smell at the Tesco store in Leighton Buzzard.

The whiff of sewage meant visiting the Vimy Road store on Thursday evening was a foul experience for some.

One person who encountered the smell, tweeted: "Hey Tesco do you know why your Leighton Buzzard store now smells very strongly of sewage? Pretty grim tonight"

A Tesco spokesperson told the LBO: “We’re sorry about the smell at our Leighton Buzzard store last Thursday. It was caused by a blocked drain that has now been fixed.”

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