London launches 10-Year Clean Rivers and Waterways plan

James Murray
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London launches 10-Year Clean Rivers and Waterways plan

Mayor Sadiq Khan hails new plan to transform the capital's rivers and create safe and accessible spaces for nature and the public

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has today published a wide-ranging new plan to revitalise the capital's more than 600 kilometres of waterways, promising to bring an end to "decades of neglect and pollution"....

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