“We are surrounded by wood burners and idling cars. My son has a permanent cough and I have asthma. It is depressing.” — Hilary, Greater Manchester

We are surrounded by wood burners and idling cars. My son has a permanent cough and I have asthma. It is depressing. I worry about what I am exposing him to by living in a high air pollution city as Manchester. The health implications it will have on him. I feel let down by the lack of a clean air zone when most other major cities have these in place. 

Hilary, Greater Manchester

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