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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Rebecca Speare-Cole

Yorkshire rivers to benefit from £21m to clear barriers and boost nature

The Niagara Weir in Sheffield. (Yorkshire Water) -

Yorkshire’s rivers are set to benefit from a £21 million investment that will support work to clear historic barriers linked to the region’s industrial past that prevent fish movement.

A collaborative network of local river health groups, charities and organisations have been removing or modifying redundant structures, often associated with mills and heavy industries that were powered by the region’s waterways.

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