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Farmland at risk of flooding after EA 'rips out' river clay liner

Farmers have blown the whistle on the Environment Agency (EA) after dredging work ’ripped out’ part of a river’s 370-year-old clay liner, leaving farmland and homes vulnerable to flooding.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Farmland at risk of flooding after EA 'rips out' river clay liner
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Farmers have blown the whistle on the Environment Agency (EA) after dredging work 'ripped out' part of a river's 370-year-old clay liner, leaving farmland and homes vulnerable to flooding. It is understood...

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