NORTH West Water chairman Sir Desmond Pitcher caused outrage by reportedly splashing about on a new £500,000 luxury ocean cruiser in the south of France while thousands of customers struggled through a hosepipe ban and the threat of stand pipes. Hyndburn MP Greg Pope wanted him fired.
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