Fish left floundering as Storrington stream dries up

Members of Sandgate Conservation Society, who were working near the stream, raised the alarm.

A team from Horsham District Council moved the fish – including rud, carp and eels – to a deeper pond.

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Society spokesman Brian Burns said: “The amazing thing to my mind is how the fish got there in the first place as the stream isn't directly connected to the river Stor.”