NEWBURY MP Laura Farris has blasted the Environment Agency for its apparently toothless response to Thames Water’s failings. She branded the agency’s lack of action “staggering.” Meanwhile residents are furious at the amount of sewage being discharged into the region’s waterways, including the internationally rare chalk stream, the River Lambourn. Last month more than 200 people gathered in Newbury’s Victoria Park to protest against sewage polluting West Berkshire’s waterways. In March, this newspaper revealed the agency’s response to Mrs Farris’ request to prosecute Thames Water – it was a ‘n…
