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Farm profits take battering after double storm hit

Farm businesses have been left to count the cost of storms Austen and Boelo after the high winds and rain wiped out much-needed half-term and Halloween revenue

Mia Willemsen
News and business reporter
clock • 1 min read
Pumpkin patch's across the UK were forced to close due to storm Austen, closely followed by storm Boelo (Image: Wrampool Farm)
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Pumpkin patch's across the UK were forced to close due to storm Austen, closely followed by storm Boelo (Image: Wrampool Farm)

Wrampool Farm in Preston, Lancashire was forced to close on the afternoon of Saturday (October 24) and all day Sunday (October 25) after winds reached 70mph and were relentless right through to Sunday...

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