The middle-class war over wood burners: Countryside folk claim they need log stoves to stay warm – and it’s the London elite who are clogging up the air with unnecessarily flash ‘lifestyle choice’

A middle-class battle is brewing between country folk and an apparent city elite – including Londoners – over wood burners after a report branded them Britain’s biggest source of dangerous air pollution. They have become one of the latest must-have status symbols for many, following on from how Aga cookers and Smeg fridges were seen by earlier…

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The middle-class war over wood burners: Countryside folk claim they need log stoves to stay warm – and it’s the London elite who are clogging up the air with unnecessarily flash ‘lifestyle choice’

A middle-class battle is brewing between country folk and an apparent city elite – including Londoners – over wood burners after a report branded them Britain’s biggest source of dangerous air pollution. They have become one of the latest must-have status symbols for many, following on from how Aga cookers and Smeg fridges were seen by earlier…

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The middle-class war over wood burners: Countryside folk claim they need log stoves to stay warm – and it’s the London elite who are clogging up the air with unnecessarily flash ‘lifestyle choice’

A middle-class battle is brewing between country folk and an apparent city elite – including Londoners – over wood burners after a report branded them Britain’s biggest source of dangerous air pollution. They have become one of the latest must-have status symbols for many, following on from how Aga cookers and Smeg fridges were seen by earlier…

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Prep roundup: University girls soccer reaches state; West Valley, Freeman stay undefeated

From staff reports Roundup of Saturday’s high school district playoff action from the Greater Spokane League and Eastern Washington. Girls soccer District 6 4A Richland 4, Lewis and Clark 0: The second-seeded Bombers (15-4) eliminated the third-seeded Tigers (13-5-2) at ONE Spokane Stadium to punch their ticket to state. Details were unavailable. District 6 3A…

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Prep roundup: University girls soccer reaches state; West Valley, Freeman stay undefeated

From staff reports Roundup of Saturday’s high school district playoff action from the Greater Spokane League and Eastern Washington. Girls soccer District 6 4A Richland 4, Lewis and Clark 0: The second-seeded Bombers (15-4) eliminated the third-seeded Tigers (13-5-2) at ONE Spokane Stadium to punch their ticket to state. Details were unavailable. District 6 3A…

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