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Locals launch campaign to block pig and poultry 'mega farm'

Cranswick plans for West Norfolk base to house 870,000 chickens and 14,000 pigs will cause nothing but 'distress and disturbance', say residents group

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock 鈥� 2 min read
New pig and poultry farm has been slammed by village residents
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New pig and poultry farm has been slammed by village residents

Proposals for a largescale Norfolk-based pig and poultry farm have been met with opposition from locals who have branded the plans 鈥榙istressing' and 鈥榙isruptive'. Residents of Methwold and Feltwell...

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