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Great Ouse

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noun

  1. See Ouse

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Ant Crocker, 34, was paddleboarding at Cardington Lock on the River Great Ouse, near Bedford, when the ring slipped off his finger.

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He says sewage from the Maids Moreton development would likely end up being discharged into the Great Ouse as a result, "a river which is already suffering from pollution".

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Sewage pollution is listed by the Environment Agency as one of the reasons the Great Ouse is failing to achieve "good ecological status".

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Or connect them anyway and let people move in - contributing towards Buckinghamshire Council's target for new homes, but increasing the sewage pollution of the nearby river, the Great Ouse?

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The 2021 race took place on the Great Ouse near Ely because of Covid-19 restrictions and safety concerns.

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