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Radio Northampton,26 Feb 2025,2 mins

SeriesThe Toxic Waste Scandal

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Explore the shocking events that ripped through a steelworks community in Corby, told by the people whose lives were irreversibly changed. Hear about anonymous calls, secret packages and poisonous ponds as families try to find answers to why babies in the town were being born with defects. In 2010, Corby Borough Council admitted it had made mistakes in the clean-up of the Northamptonshire town's steelworks. Presenter: George Taylor. Writer and Producer: Tim Wheeler. Producer: Sarah-Jane Muddiman. Story Consultant: Jack Kibble-White. Additional scripting: Jack Kibble-White, George Taylor and Kirsty Williams. Production Manager: Jenny Thomas. Music and Sound Design: Julian Corrie. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Anna Bartlett. Commissioning Editor: Alistair Miskin.

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