Alarm raised over Windermere sewage 'timebomb'

James Murray
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Alarm raised over Windermere sewage 'timebomb'

Actor Steve Coogan joins campaign calling for urgent action to tackle pollution in England's largest lake

The government is facing fresh criticism over its response to sewage pollution, after actor Steve Coogan this weekend joined an increasingly high-profile campaign protesting against the dumping of untreated...

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