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View from the rostrum: Alastair Sneddon - Incessant rain has dampened spirits

Alastair Sneddon on Red Tractor and the weather

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Alastair Sneddon.

Has the monsoon season come to an end? As I write this piece, we have had a whole day without rain and my phone weather app is reporting 0mm in the last 24 hours with seven days before any more is due....

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