This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Get the Environmental Agency to repair the mill gates at Townford Mill Halstead
The Environmental Agency's neglect of the mill gate at Townsford Mill has left the river low, overgrown and rat-infested, and the area looking derelict, depriving residents and visitors of the key amenity of the town
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