Poultry farm makes river charity donation following pollution case

River Wye intensive poultry farm gives £1,500 to environmental group after waste breach

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A poultry farm near Ross-on-Wye has donated to charity after waste polluted a local river
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A poultry farm near Ross-on-Wye has donated to charity after waste polluted a local river

The owners of a poultry farm on the banks of the River Wye have agreed to give £1,500 to an environmental charity after being found to have allowed waste from their business to pollute the river. The...

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