THE Environment Agency has appointed Annette Pinner, aged 45, of Hale, Altrincham, as the new North West Regional Water Manager.

She is responsible for flood defence, water resources, fisheries, conservation and recreation throughout Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbria.

Dr Pinner, a former research scientist for the National Radiological Protection Board, has worked for the last nine years at British Nuclear Fuels Ltd, leading an environmental risk assessment team.

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