Complex sentence: Urpeth was once host to a controversial landfill site to the south west of its main location, however since the late 90's the site was closed and a methane burner sits on the site.
Split into simpler sentences: Urpeth was once host to a controversial landfill site to the south west of its main location. However since the late 90's the site was closed and a methane burner sits on the site.