18/06/2010
Another plan for a mega dairy housing thousands of cows is withdrawn and Gloucester Old Spot pork is given European protected food status.
Another plan for a mega dairy housing thousands of cows near Grantham in Lincolnshire is withdrawn after opposition from local villagers. Gloucester Old Spot pork is given European protected food status, safeguarding the rare breed pigs for the future. And Caz Graham discovers how the rain falling in the Lake District ends up flowing from the taps in the North West of England.
Presenter: Charlotte Smith, Producer: Martin Poyntz-Roberts.
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