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Foot-and-mouth 20 Years On: Rural tourism bounces back

As the foot-and-mouth epidemic rampaged throughout Britain, the large-scale shutdown of the countryside saw tourism become a major causality, losing an estimated £4.5-£5.4 billion.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Foot-and-mouth 20 Years On: Rural tourism bounces back

As the foot-and-mouth epidemic rampaged throughout Britain, the large-scale shutdown of the countryside saw tourism become a major causality, losing an estimated £4.5-£5.4 billion. Local councils were...

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