THE water watchdog is urging everyone to make sure their festive cooking does not become a pain in the drain this Christmas by avoiding pouring fat and grease down the sink or loo.
The Consumer Council for Water says about three quarters of the 200,000 sewer blockages which happen in the UK every year could be avoided if people remembered not to pour fat, oil and grease down the drain.
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