The waste entered a tributary of the River Tas in Stoke Holy Cross close to Stoke Mill - a Michelin-awarded restaurant - after a nearby Anglian Water facility malfunctioned.

This sent effluent flowing out of a manhole cover but engineers say they managed to prevent any sewage from entering the main river directly.

Waste was left in a stream connected to the River Tas following the incident (Image: Jim Webber)

Tankers were at the scene attempting to remove the sewage with pumps from Monday last week but had left by Friday.

However, Jim Webber, a Liberal Democrat South Norfolk........

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