Oil has been found underneath the soil of the Camrose ground, it has been reported.

Known as 'black gold', the liquid which is the basis for much of Western civilisation was found underneath the historic pitch early this morning, April 1.

Much initial excitement has been reported over the discovery of oil at the Camrose.

Apparently, the find came to light when, controversially, top soil was removed from the site. It was first removed in January 2020, with ground owner Rafi Razzak saying at the time that the soil removal was part of a re-seeding plan.

The oil was then discovered during routine soil analysis, with a second inspection of the pitch confirming the finding.

With the rightful ownership of the ground under fierce debate, it looks as this might trigger a dispute over mineral rights and whether this was covered in the Camrose Covenant.

However, the excitement was short lived. Further exploratory work carried out this morning established that several cans of Duckhams 20-50 had been deposited close to the centre circle in the 60s/70s, possibly by an aggrieved party.

These cans have now been removed during a slick operation.

South Ham resident, Notta Reilnom, whose house overlooks the stadium, said she was awoken at precisely one minute past midnight to screams of "eureka!"

She told The Gazette: "I was nicely tucked up in bed and enjoying my beauty sleep ahead of my last day of work before the Easter break, when I was woken by an almighty shreik coming from the Camrose ground.

"It woke the whole road up, dogs were barking and my children were quite distressed.

"I looked out the window towards the Camrose and saw a hubbub of activity for a couple of minutes. People were shaking hands and celebrating.

"But just minutes later, one of the workmen appeared to show some sort of can that he had found in the pitch, and all of the celebrations stopped.

"It really was quite strange."

Update: Well done to our readers who spotted that this was an April Fool's Day story. There is no oil under the Camrose... we think.