A group of allotments in Leicestershire are to stay open despite tests which show levels of arsenic in the soil. The traces of arsenic were discovered at the site in Melton Mowbray five weeks ago.
Allotment owners have been told not to eat vegetables grown at the site.
The council had planned to close the area but relented after a meeting with allotment holders on Tuesday.
Ban continues
Tests for Melton Mowbray District Council showed that more than two-thirds of the samples taken from the plots at Lake Terrace contained some traces of arsenic.
Concerns were first raised in November after initial tests found traces of the substance.
The head of the council's environmental services, Paul Evans, says the council has agreed to leave the allotments open, but he says people should still not eat the vegetables.
One allotment owner told BBC News that he was very upset at the thought of all his organically-grown vegetables rotting at the site.
A further meeting between allotment holders and the council is due to take place in January.
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