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Bath water

Is it turning back the clock to install new-fangled drinking fountains in an attempt to minimise the use of plastic?
The Times
The Times

Sir, On the very day Matthew Parris opined that “nobody seriously suggests that Britain’s 19th-century drinking fountains be maintained”, Bath & NE Somerset Council announced the imminent installation of ten new and high-tech drinking fountains around its World Heritage city centre.

Named “Water Holes”, they are Dyson-designed and an attempt “to turn the tide against plastic bottled water in a city that should be synonymous with the substance”.

One hopes Mr Parris approves.

Michael Daw
Bath