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First large-scale UK onshore salmon project at risk over ‘factory farm’ claimss

www.theguardian.com 15-09-2024 08:00 1 Minutes reading

Animal rights campaigners win a judicial review over pioneering £120m scheme at Grimsby port

On former railway sidings at Grimsby docks in Lincolnshire, the seafood industry is backing new plans for an onshore salmon farm that it claims will create jobs, cut emissions and help meet the nation’s huge demand for the fish.

The scheme would be the UK’s first large-scale onshore salmon farm, with the fish growing to a weight of four or five kilograms. The project’s backer says the closed system would prevent disease and invasions of sea lice, which can blight open-net salmon farms.

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With more people in need this festive season, charities, too, are appealing for extra help

The British public is expected to give more than £1bn to charities this month as the festive season acts as a reminder of the increasing number of people who are in need of help. But charities say that the number of people who regularly give has declined, and some have appealed for extra help.

The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) says that although the public is more motivated to give at Christmas, at the same time, “more and more” people are in need.

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