WORKMEN were left with an unpleasant clear-up job when a rubbish lorry disgorged its load in Old Town.

The Hales Waste Control truck was emptying bins full of restaurant rubbish at the side entrance to Longs Bar when it broke down.

Instead of picking up the wheelie-bins, it dumped about a ton of foul-smelling food waste onto the road.

Half a dozen workmen took about half an hour to shovel the rubbish up by hand into a skip shortly after 8am yesterday.