HEALTH bosses have voted for a move which could lead to fluoride being added to South Lakeland's drinking water.

The board of Cumbria PCT, meeting in Kendal today, has agreed to ask NHS Northwest to explore the feasibility of fluoridation.

Already around 130,000 people in West Cumbria receive fluoridated water, but this could be extended to other areas if the strategic health authority approves the policy.

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