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Farmer fined for 'reckless' River Ely pollution despite trying to resolve flooding issues

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Silt pollution visible a stream in Castellau (Natural Resources Wales)
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Silt pollution visible a stream in Castellau (Natural Resources Wales)

A farmer has been prosecuted by Natural Resources Wales after an investigation revealed he had caused a two-mile stretch of pollution at a stream near Rhondda Cynon Taff. NRW said Huw Pritchard, of...

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