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WE have all had leaflets informing us that our future water supplies will come from Thirlmere. What the leaflet will not mention is that we consumers will all eventually have to repay the £300million-plus cost of the scheme. This pipeline scheme mainly arose because of doubtful claims that using Ennerdale Water would damage the ecology […]

Readers have been responding to a story following a group which is campaigning yo get fluoride out of the drinking water. For more than 50 years fluoride has been added to West Cumbrian water supplies. Fluoride Free Cumbria claims it is harmful to people’s health and has been lobbying politicians and councils over the years. […]

COCKERMOUTH campaigners are calling for people to join their group and help fight water fluoridation. For more than 50 years fluoride has been added to West Cumbrian water supplies. Fluoride Free Cumbria claims it is harmful to people’s health and has been lobbying politicians and councils over the years. The county council, which has the […]

According to three British scientists (Vyvyan Howard, Spedding Micklem and Paul Connett) who have followed the debate closely for many years, “This is not a good time for the British government to mislead the public on the dangers posed by the practice of water fluoridation.” They point to a recent statement from the four Chief […]

Further to the article in this newspaper on July15 “Borough tops the child tooth decay table again”, we share the concern about our poor dental health record. We applaud the Borough Council for all the strategies that they are recommending apart from fluoridation of the water supplies. The public should be aware that fluoridation is […]

Water fluoridation is not the silver bullet many make it out to be and could create more problems than it solves, Julia Botwright argues. In response to a recent water fluoridation article on Dentistry I was prompted to counter question the narrative. As a still practising dental hygienist of some 50 years now, you might […]

Abstract: Introduction Local authorities in the North East of England plan to conduct a public consultation on community water fluoridation. Monitoring public opinion is an important consideration. Aims To measure public attitudes in five areas in the North East of England, to determine respondents’ sources of information and their awareness of the current fluoridation status […]

Note from Fluoride Action Network: • There is no mention in the following article of the three most recent mother-offspring studies (Till 2020, Green 2019, Bashash 2017) reporting neurotoxic effects (lowered IQ) in the offspring and bottle-fed infants receiving the same levels of fluoride as in fluoridated communities. • Stated  below, “A free fluoride toothpaste […]