内容摘要：Many experts believe the figure is higher, while others, including some Alderney islanders, have expressed frustration at "speculation" around this horrific period in history and its impact on the island.

Many experts believe the figure is higher, while others, including some Alderney islanders, have expressed frustration at "speculation" around this horrific period in history and its impact on the island.

Residents in Leigh say they have endured years of raw sewage bubbling up through manhole covers following heavy downpours because the old pumping station near Brook Lane is easily overwhelmed.Thames Water has been told by the Environment Agency that the situation was "not acceptable", the

Thames Water has apologised to its customers and said groundwater had overloaded its sewer system.Brian Boustred, who has lived in the village for nearly half a century, said: “Normal everyday life is made awful."He said: "Every time it rains heavily it floods, and it just comes as a grey sort of sludge, you’ve just got to put up with it because they don’t do anything.

“All through the summer it smells."Leigh parish councillor Mike Everitt told Dorking and Horley MP Chris Coghlan: “Every time we’ve had meetings with Thames Water, they have come out, they have given us lip service.

“They’ve told us that the pumping station needs upgrading to handle the amount of water coming through but there is no money so there is nothing they can really do - and then walked off and left us to it.”

Mr Coghlan said: “I’m very frustrated that this has been ignored for years by Thames Water, it’s really impacting the quality of life of my constituents.”It comes as the National Hazards Partnership

this weekend, highlighting the likelihood of fires that could be difficult to control.People are being asked to avoid the area. The main Hilltown to Rostrevor Road and Sandbanks Road were closed for a number of hours but have since reopened.

An announcement about which services will be cut as a crisis-hit local authority tries to balance its budget has been delayed.Earlier this month, Birmingham City Council asked ministers for permission to