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HS2 criticised for slow payments to farmers

A dairy farmer has criticised HS2 for being ‘reticent’ in communicating with landowners and being ‘very slow’ at payments.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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HS2 criticised for slow payments to farmers

A dairy farmer has criticised HS2 for being ‘reticent’ in communicating with landowners and being ‘very slow’ at payments. John Edge, who farms 303 hectares near Crewe, is set to lose about 101ha permanently...

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